Pennsylvania, like New Jersey, maintains a tiered drunk driving penalty system which increases the severity of the offense based on a person’s BAC level and a person’s prior history of driving drunk.
For most men, it only takes 2-3 drinks to be at or above the legal limit of 0.08 and for women, less than 120 pounds, it can be as little as 2 drinks. It depends on a number of factors such as body weight, metabolism, age, body fat and muscle mass ratio.
Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of traffic deaths in America, with drunk drivers causing 32 deaths a day according to the United States Department of Transportation. In 2020, the death toll from drunk driving was a staggering 11,654, which was a 14 percent increase from 2019. Driving under the influence (DUI) is a major problem in many states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It costs the nation over $44 billion annually.
The holiday season officially begins next week with Thanksgiving. These are the 8 most common questions than our law firm receives from clients and their families during the holiday season.
This was not Reid’s first offense, and he has a previous conviction in Pennsylvania for drunk driving in 2007, along with a prior simple assault and unlawful possession of firearm’s charge.
The holiday season unofficially kicks off with Halloween tonight! Kids across the country will be out and bringing home candy and other treats. There is never a reason to drink and drive but this evening, with the large number of children on the street and the World Series, police departments are taking extra precautions on many majors roads and highways with drunk driving checkpoints. Please be responsible!
For many in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, playoff baseball means extra time to spend with family and friends. Many use the time to tailgate in parking lots or to host parties. While these events are often memorable, the frequently lead to the drinking and driving.
both states have a compelling interest to keep drunk driving at a minimum to safeguard other drivers. All drivers have consented to chemical testing as a condition of their licensing requirements in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Many use the time to tailgate in parking lots or to host parties, which culminate in an end of season Super Bowl events. While these events are often memorable, the frequently lead to the drinking and driving.
Unlike many criminal offenses, drunk driving is a charge that is very common to a wide variety of occupations and stations in life.
