Second DUI Offense

Many first time offenders will not serve a jail sentence, though there is a possibility to be sentenced to a jail term of up to one year. Penalties are much stricter for a second DUI offense.
Penalties for alcohol-related and drug-related violations include:
* First DUI offense: $500-$1000 mandatory fine, up to 1 year in jail, and [...]

Open Container Laws

Analysis of data from the first four states that enacted Open Container Laws found that measures of alcohol-involvement in crashes appeared to decline during the six-month periods following the beginning of enforcement when compared to the same six-month periods one year earlier. These changes were in the direction expected of whether the laws have an [...]

Vigilance Problems

Vigilance concerns a person’s ability to pay attention to a task or notice changes in surroundings. A driver whose vigilance has been impaired by alcohol might forget to turn his or her headlights on when required. Similarly, impaired drivers often forget to signal a turn or lane change, or their signal is inconsistent with their [...]

Judgment Problems

Operating a motor vehicle requires continuous decision-making by the driver. Unfortunately, judgment abilities can be affected by even small amounts of alcohol. For example, alcohol-impaired judgment can cause a driver to follow another vehicle too closely, providing an unsafe stopping distance.
Alcohol-impaired judgment also can result in a driver taking risks or endangering others. If you [...]