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    DUI: How This Road Violation Will Cost Your Future

    DUI And Its Effect

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    In 2010, there were 10,228 people killed because of drunk driving adding up to more or less 350,000 injuries in the United States alone. DUI or abbreviation for Driving Under the Influence is one of the highest causes of death in our roadways, and it resulted to tough implementation of laws in various US States to prevent drunk-driving related fatalities to continue growing each year. The impact of DUI is not simply directed to the people who were injured and lost their lives. It affects even the people who are far from the crash; with their family, co-workers, friends, and every person dear to them to suffer emotionally from the tragic incident.

     

    In a data presented by MADD, it states that Virginia ranks 23 among all states with the number of DUI fatalities of 1,360 in past 5 years and granted $7.07 billion as state subsidy for drunk driving fatalities. In the recent year, Virginia has already have 211 recorded DUI fatalities wherein 29 resulted to deaths. However, good thing for Virginia as the state reduced its percentage to 13% from the last year which hopefully will continue to decrease in the next years.

    Not simply because DUI may result to death is something that a person must be watchful of committing DUI. Be reminded that DUI is a criminal offense punishable by state, and it will cost you series of fines that will inflict your records. These records may affect your employment and other opportunities that you may want to try in the future. Click this DUI blog to be directed to penalties from being caught of DUI in Virginia.

    There are age restrictions in drinking as mandated by that state to protect public interest against people who may violate the law in drunk driving. Below are ages and blood alcohol concentration than upon reaching will let you be charged as a DUI offender.

     

                      Age                          Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

      Under 21 Years Old                                        .02%

           21 or older                                                 .08%

          Commercial                                                 .04%

     

    Virginia has an implied consent law that will allow you to pay for fines and face revocation of license in time you refuse to take a chemical test after being arrested by law enforcers for DUI. The “implied consent” rule states that when a person is lawfully arrested by a traffic enforcer because of the belief that he has been operating his vehicle under the influence of intoxicated beverages or drugs, he then consent to be take a chemical test of his blood, breath, or both for the purpose of determining whether there is/are present substances that will serve as evidence of your faulty driving.

    In most cases, the offender will be asked to take the breath test first before examining the blood alcohol concentration. This is more likely to act as a field sobriety test wherein the police officer will use to establish the theory that you were driving while intoxicated.

    Virginia provide strict standards in terms of traffic rules. As a matter of fact, it is one of the five states that practices purely contributory negligence in terms of personal injury cases. If you are currently caught in a DUI trouble, find an experienced attorney to help you clean you name.

     

    About the Author:

     Criminal Lawyer Nicole Naum is an associate lawyer of the Law Offices of Price Benowitz LLP,. She is a Juris Doctorate Degree holder from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and is licensed to practice in Virginia and District of Columbia. Her practice is focused on the field of criminal law that make her trusted in handling cases such as reckless driving and defense for criminal charges. Atty. Naum is an assertive Dumfries Criminal Lawyer and Dale City Criminal Lawyer.

     

    • 10 October 2012
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