{"id":35,"date":"2024-05-30T07:52:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/lawofficesofduaneking\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2024-06-10T16:22:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T16:22:36","slug":"drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/lawofficesofduaneking\/washington-dc-car-accident-lawyer\/drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41d1c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e41d1c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34807ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"34807ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Drunk driving is a serious offense that often ends with devastating consequences. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 29 people die in motor vehicle crashes involving a drunk driver every day in the United States.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91b327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2210 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a91b327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/novapro.rocketlevel.com\/lawofficesofduaneking\/contact-law-office-duane-king\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbabaa7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbabaa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b862c5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b862c5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7bb93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df7bb93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eff4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00eff4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While many people enjoy drinks with dinner or a night out with friends,<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e599f4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e599f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908693d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"908693d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talcohol and driving a motor vehicle do not mix. The effects of alcohol are known to slow down the reflexes needed to respond in an emergency, can blur vision, and impair judgement required to make good driving decisions. When not fatal, injuries from drunk driving accidents are often severe. Victims of drunk driving accidents can suffer injuries, such as:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3007d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3007d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1461620 pp-icon-list-traditional elementor-list-item-link-inline pp-icon-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-icon-list\" data-id=\"1461620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"pp-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"pp-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9b149ce\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese types of serious injuries require extensive medical treatment and sometimes rehabilitation. You may have to miss work due to your accident. The Law Offices of Duane O. King aggressively advocate for victims of drunk driving accidents and help them recover compensation for their injuries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe63739 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe63739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b56df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47b56df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc3c6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbc3c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d1aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d1aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drunk Driving and the Law<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3beadf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d3beadf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbf367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fbf367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The law in Washington, D.C. states that anyone operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or greater is driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI). A less serious offense is operating while impaired (OWI). Penalties for these offenses depend on whether the driver has prior DUI\/DWI convictions. It is up to the judge to decide if an offender receives jail time, fines, or both, but for repeat offenders, jail time is mandatory.<\/p><p>Maryland law has different legal BAC levels for drivers under the legal drinking age of 21 and commercial vehicle drivers. Drivers under 21 are considered impaired if they are driving with a BAC of 0.02 percent or higher and commercial drivers have a BAC limit of 0.04 percent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6804c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6804c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cbd3ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cbd3ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing for DUIs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec880e css-links elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bec880e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBAC can be measured by a breath test given roadside at a traffic stop. In D.C., there is an implied consent law, which means you have given your consent to be tested through your breath, blood, or other bodily substance for alcohol and drug consumption. Failure to submit to lawfully requested tests can result in revocation of your license for one year. Refusal of testing can also be used in court to prove a DUI. 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