Car Accident Lawyers

The DUI Foundation.org hopes to reinforce the ideal that a single drunk driving accident can permanently have a negative impact on you, passengers in your vehicle, and anyone else involved in the disaster (drivers and passengers in other automobiles and even pedestrians).

Furthermore, if someone is badly injured or killed, you must take into account the misery their family and friends will face. Too many people say, “That will never happen to me,” but it is this type of denial that can be very detrimental.

Each state enforces varying levels of law, policy, and legislation. So no matter where you reside, the DUI Foundation aims to provide state specific facts across our entire knowledge center.

One issue we cannot stress enough is the importance of support groups for those who may have been severely injured or have lost a loved one as a result of an alcohol-related crash. Likewise, those battling an addiction to alcohol and other drugs require support and guidance to get them on the road to sobriety. We highlight some of these key programs and provide contact information for people in need.

A driver’s intoxication level is determined by his or her blood alcohol content (BAC), which is a measure of the concentration of alcohol in the bloodstream. It is normally measured as mass per volume. Someone with a BAC of 0.02% has 0.02 grams of alcohol per 100 grams of blood.

Each county and state in the United States has its own legal blood alcohol limit for driving. The legal percentages range from as low as 0.02% to as high as 0.08%. An intoxicated driver will be charged with a New York DWI if he or she is caught in the state driving under the influence. In fact it is illegal to drive anywhere in the United States with a BAC of 0.08% or higher.

Consuming drugs or alcohol prior to driving greatly increases the risk of car accidents, highway injuries, and vehicular deaths; the greater the amount of alcohol consumed, the more likely a person is to be involved in an accident. In 2006, approximately 17, 600 people died in traffic crashes involving alcohol. In that same year, over 1.46 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Some legal consequences of driving under the influence include:
• Revoking the driver’s license (most effective way of reducing drunk driving).
• Jail sentences.
• Confiscating license plates.
• Impounding or immobilizing vehicles.

Repeat offenders sometimes have an interlock device installed in their vehicle that measures the driver’s BAC and prevents him or her from starting the automobile if intoxicated.