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Under regular circumstances, any person caught driving a vehicle with a 0.20%
alcohol present in his blood sample, urine or breath, is eligible to be booked
as an offender under DUI. At a blood alcohol count of 0.20% a person may have
diminished ability to do two things at a time such as steering and braking.
Alcohol gets absorbed into blood and gets carried to the brain. This affects the
nerves and slows down reflexes and may result in accidents. Alcohol-related
motor vehicle accidents claim a person's life every 32 minutes, and non-fatally
injure an individual every two minutes. Statistics prove that DUI offenders
claimed the lives of over one million people last year as a result of DUI
accidents. Florida tends to have the highest numbers of DUI arrests in US.
An
immediate penalty of $250 is imposed against an offender in the state of Florida
on being charged with DUI for a first time conviction. Depending on the
severity, these fines may also go up to $500. Fines can be extremely hefty, if
the offender's blood sample indicates an alcohol level of 0.20% or above.
Penalties could start at $500 going up to $1000 or more. Laws are increasingly
stringent and penalties more harsh when the offender has been caught several
times for DUI.
In
order to avoid legal complications an offender should hire the services of an
experienced attorney. This helps in minimizing convictions and sentences imposed
on the offender.
By
Max Bellamy
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E-Florida
DUI Attorney.com
