Informative Essay On Drunk Driving
It is just one drink, right? More Americans have been killed in alcohol related car crashes than in all of the wars that the United States of America has been involved in sense it was founded. Hard to believe isn’t it? I am going to give everyone some information on what exactly drunk driving is, who may be affected by drunk driving, what can happen if you are one of the millions caught each year for drunk driving, and the tests that may come into to play if you happen to get pulled over. I could not believe how many lives were directly and indirectly affected by drunk driving. It is understandably that people die each day from non-alcohol related accidents, but facts from the National Traffic Safety Administration prove that alcohol
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Most people try and get an attorney in hopes of getting a reduced sentence; this is a waste of time and money for the most part because the consequences the judge must impose are mandated by state law now. First time offenders can usually look forward to a lengthy license suspension, fines and restitution, counseling, and even sometimes a weekend in jail. For the second time offenders, they are guaranteed a stay in jail with an even longer license suspension, bigger fines, and more in depth counseling sessions. Many states have passed Habitual Violator laws which provide felony charges for people with three DUI convictions. These three time offenders will lose many of there civil rights, including the right to own a weapon, their right to vote, and also in many cases will have there licenses revoked for many years or even forever. In order for people to have their license reinstated, they are now required to go through an assessment interview with a professional counselor to decide which steps to be taking before reinstating the license. This is usually a counselor asking many questions to try and determine the severity of the drinking problem. The judge can also make it mandatory for you to install, at your expense, an ignition interlock; which is a device that will prevent your vehicle from starting if the breathe of the driver contains any trace of
Most people try and get an attorney in hopes of getting a reduced sentence; this is a waste of time and money for the most part because the consequences the judge must impose are mandated by state law now. First time offenders can usually look forward to a lengthy license suspension, fines and restitution, counseling, and even sometimes a weekend in jail. For the second time offenders, they are guaranteed a stay in jail with an even longer license suspension, bigger fines, and more in depth counseling sessions. Many states have passed Habitual Violator laws which provide felony charges for people with three DUI convictions. These three time offenders will lose many of there civil rights, including the right to own a weapon, their right to vote, and also in many cases will have there licenses revoked for many years or even forever. In order for people to have their license reinstated, they are now required to go through an assessment interview with a professional counselor to decide which steps to be taking before reinstating the license. This is usually a counselor asking many questions to try and determine the severity of the drinking problem. The judge can also make it mandatory for you to install, at your expense, an ignition interlock; which is a device that will prevent your vehicle from starting if the breathe of the driver contains any trace of