While reading some article on the Internet so I could write the last entry here on a DUI update, I kept running into certain DUI facts. I ran across enough of them to justify a separate posting. A few of these have a direct relationship with some of the evidence that is used in DUI trials, especially by the defense attorney.
**In 2007, there were approximately 1.4 million people arrested for Drunk Driving.
**A person's weight are a direct impact on how much alcohol it will take to affect them. Since the breath test determines "blood alcohol content," the more a person weighs the more then will need to consume to register a high reading.
**In Australia its called "drink driving."
**Not including attorney fees, a DUI conviction can cost a person well over $5,000 and possibly considerably more. Costs can include (but not necessarily limited to......fines, court costs, court assessments, towing, vehicle storage, alcohol education programs, reinstatement fees, interlock systems for the ignitions, high risk insurance, lost wages from time in jail & being in jail & going to court & not having a car & possibly for any suspension period.
**The "influence" part of a DUI can be more than just alcohol, but can be narcotics, intoxicants, prescription drugs, and any substance that can affect the central nervous system or the brain.
**Can you guess what has more alcohol? Is it a can of beer, or a five ounce glass of wine, or a shot of straight 80 proof liquor that is 1 1/2 ounces? If you answered they are the same, your right.
**Foods can slow the absorption rate of alcohol. Foods such as high-protein, rich and starchy foods slow it the most.
**Ever wonder why bars and clubs are so generous with the free peanuts and pretzels they set out for you when you? This is an easy one. salty foods make people thirsty.
**Certain factors increase the affects of alcohol.......such as emotions, health, some prescription and non-prescription drugs, food, and stress.
**Coffee, running, and taking a shower do not speed the process of sobering up. Only time does that.
**Nearly every state in the country, if not every state will share DUI convictions with each other when a person seeks to get a license in a new state.
**A DUI conviction will stay on a person's driving record in South Carolina for 10 years. In every state it not only will appear on a person's driving record, but will show on the criminal record as well. So when a South Carolina driving record may no longer show a DUI conviction after 10 years, the criminal record will always show it..............even 50 years later.
**All states have zero tolerance laws with regards to anyone under the age of 21 to drive with a BOA level of as little as .02.
Drunk Driving convictions, DUI's for short, are classified as criminal convictions in all 50 states. Its just another reason why it is imperative to have an experienced attorney represent one charged with a DUI. South Carolina is high on the national statistics for DUI arrests. And with Myrtle Beach being such a popular tourist destination and consuming alcohol ranking high on the list of tourist activities, there are bound to be a large number of Driving Under the Influence charges in not only Myrtle Beach, but throughout Horry County. And of course sadly enough, there will be a few Felony DUI charges, which is when a death or serious bodily injury occurs. These especially require a qualified attorney. These criminal charges are prosecuted as zealously as any crime there is. The solicitor knows that there will be publicity on all of these, which puts them in our court of General Sessions in Conway, SC. As it stands now, South Carolina is 6th on the list of DUI related highway fatalities.
