In just about every state, in order to be charged with DUI, you need to have a blood alcohol concentration of at least .08. However, in South Carolina, this isn’t the case. Some people think that, as long as you blow less than this .08 threshold, you’re safe. This couldn’t be further from the truth. […]
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In almost every state, the legal limit for BAC( Blood Alcohol Content) while driving is .08. This means that your blood alcohol concentration has to be at least 8% in order to be charged with drunk driving. Now, the police can still arrest anyone who appears to be impaired to the point where they can’t […]
Many people have long suspected that there are sometimes issues with traditional breath tests, which are often a mainstay of what police use in order to determine if drivers are drunk or not. In fact, nearly one million Americans are arrested each and every year for drunk driving with the overwhelming number of those cases […]
About 20 years ago, there was no legal standard on the blood alcohol level that defined alcohol intoxication. Each state has its own BAC limits to determine the state of intoxication. However, it was President Clinton in 1998 who set the National standard to define the concept of legal intoxication. Today, universally in all states, […]
Drunk driving is illegal in South Carolina and is a criminal offense. Over the years, the number of drunk drivers on the road has increased considerably, and that is why South Carolina has some of the strictest DUI laws in the country. It is important for all drivers on the roads in Clemson, South Carolina […]
South Carolina has some of the toughest drunk driving laws in the nation. Over the past two decades, the legal system and law enforcement have done a great job at reducing drunk driving on the state roads. Today there are signs posted on most highways and roads in Greenville, South Carolina warning drivers not to […]
Some of the most dangerous types of car accidents are drunk driving accidents. When drunk people get behind the wheel, there’s no telling how reckless they’ll be. Too many innocent people have been injured or even killed thanks to drunk drivers. It’s not just the United States that has a problem with drunk driving. Scotland […]
When a person is arrested and charged with a DUI, the results of the individual’s field sobriety or breathalyzer test, or both, will likely be critical to that person’s conviction or vindication. As such, if you are stopped by an officer in South Carolina and asked to submit to a field sobriety or breathalyzer test, […]
In South Carolina and every other state, the blood alcohol content level of a driver is generally a major factor in determining the guilt or innocence of a driver and even the severity of a given sentence. South Carolina law prohibits individuals from driving a car while under the influence of alcohol to the extent […]