DWIs in America: What You Need to Know

DWIS in America: WHAT Y OU NEED TO KNOW DEFINING DWI DWI = DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED PENALTIES VARY BETWEEN STATES LEGAL BAC (BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION) ALSO VARIES SOBERING STATISTICS ABOUT DWI ** 3 PEOPLE DIE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES EVERY 2 HOURS 1 PERSON IS INJURED IN ALCOHOL-RELATED CRASHES EVERY 2 MINUTES 1/3 OF DRUNK DRIVERS ARE REPEAT OFFENDERS 300,000 PEOPLE DRIVE DRUNK EACH DAY 4,000 PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED FOR DWI EACH DAY 2 IN 3 PEOPLE WILL BE INVOLVED IN A DWI IN THEIR LIVES C HAR GED WITH D W I ? WHAT COULD HAPPEN LICENSE SUSPENSION SIGNIFICANT FINES NEW YORK DRIVER LICENSE XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XX JAIL TIME INCREASINGLY SEVERE PENALTIES WITH MULTIPLE CHARGES RISK S TO Y O UR RIGHTS DURING A DWI STOP FAULTY BREATHALYZER 0.08 EQUIPMENT POORLY TRAINED TEST ADMINISTRATORS SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AFTER A DWI ARREST CALL AN ATTORNEY RIGHT AWAY LOOK FOR A LAWYER WITH DWI EXPERIENCE DON'T ATTEND ANY COURT APPEARANCES ALONE DON'T CONSENT TO POLICE QUESTIONING WITHOUT A LAWYER M Michael Lambert Sipecialising in Criminal Defense & DWI Law Infographic Provided By: Michael Lambert, Esq. www.mlambertesq.com Sources: http://www.mlambertesq.com/practice-areas/dwi.aspx http://www.dmv.org/automotive-law/dui.php http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/ publications/by_the_numbers/drunk_driving/index.html http://www.madd.org/statistics/