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DUI Statistics – Deaths and Injuries

Here are some of the most recent DUI statistics surrounding deaths and accidents in the United States. The number of deaths caused by drunk driving accidents in the USA at the time this article is being written stands at 2699. The number of people inju... Read >

DUI School – Alcohol Education Classes for Drunk Driving Offenders

In many cases, part of the penalty of a DUI conviction is a requirement to attend an Alcohol Education class, aka ‘DUI School'. Sometimes you may also be required to attend DUI classes for defensive driving lessons. The material covered in an alcohol aw... Read >

My Personal Thoughts About Drunk Driving

Driving while under the influence of alcohol is a trend that does not seem to be going away anytime soon and that is scary, considering that alcohol related accidents make up 39% of the vehicle related deaths in this country. I have seen so many people g... Read >

A Story of A Near DUI in Wyoming

You're driving down a desolate highway in Gurnsey, Wyoming. It's 2:30 in the morning and you feel as though you're going to be sick. The Bud Lights and Yeager Bombs you drank at The Snake Pit are slowly sending poison through your body. The roads seem eer... Read >

Driving under the influence (DUI)

Driving under the influence of alcohol or sometimes called drunk driving, drinking and driving, driving while intoxicated or impaired driving is the action in which some person is operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol or another drug. In most of ... Read >

Keeping Drunks off the Road – Car Breathalizers (Ignition Interlock Devices)

One of the biggest problems in the United States these days is driving under the influence, or DUI. Many people are in the United States are hurt or killed as a result of drunk drivers, and in the past people who have a DUI on their record have been give... Read >

Important Rhode Island DUI Information

In Rhode Island, DUI, driving under the influence, is known as an OUI, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Rhode Island employs many methods to catch drunk drivers, including blanket patrols, mobile videotape, and the publication of enforce... Read >

Driving, Drugs and Why You Really Should Say No

Driving a car that can go up to 150 miles an hour, weighs several tons and is filled up with a flammable liquid that can blow you into nothing but ashes sounds a little stupid but millions of people around the world have cars and have been properly traine... Read >

Consuming Either Alcohol And/Or Drugs Constitutes A Pennsylvania DUI

Drunk driving is usually referred to as driving under the influence (DUI), and driving while intoxicated (DWI). In Pennsylvania, you can add driving after imbibing (DAI) to the list. In addition, a Pennsylvania DUI also relates to driving under the influe... Read >

Why Do We Continue to Drive Under the Influence?

We've all heard tales of how driving under the influence causes more harm than it does good. And yet, for some reason wholly inexplicable to the vast majority of humanity, people are still doing it. So what's the deal? What's the draw that people get from... Read >

DUI Laws in Arizona – Why so strict and Who’s fault is it, anyway?

The DUI laws today can vary from state to state. For instance, I once knew someone in Texas who literally drove around everywhere with some kind of alcoholic drink in his hand without thinking twice about it, whereas in Arizona, if you get caught with an ... Read >

You Don’t Have To Be Drunk To Get An Oregon DUI

Alcohol and drugs affect people differently. That's why some people can consume a case of beer and you wouldn't even guess they were drunk. Other people can have just one drink and they can't walk a straight line. That's why you don't have to be drunk to ... Read >

Oklahoma DUI Law Is So Complete, Drunk Drivers Can Be Caught “Sooner” Or Later

Oklahoma has some unusual and all-encompassing dui laws. For example, a particular dui penalty depends not only upon the evidence of the case, but also upon the jurisdiction where you were arrested. Whereas a DUI in a small town may bring a small fine, th... Read >

South Carolina DUI Laws Include Videotape

Since South Carolina has one of the country's highest death rates due to drunk driving (the latest statistics show that 46% of all traffic fatalities were alcohol related), the state legislature is working hard to address the problem. Some of the proposed... Read >

You’ll Need A Good Attorney After A DUI In North Carolina

Throughout the US, the States use many acronyms, like DUI, OWI, and DWAI, to refer to drunk driving laws. North Carolina's drunk driving laws are known as DWI (driving while impaired). If you're charged with a DWI/DUI in North Carolina, it was because yo... Read >