Driving Drunk Statistics : According to the statistics, an increase in handed-out citations could have led to a decrease in motor vehicle accidents during the 2006-2007 fiscal year. While citations went down (930 to 773) from year one to year two, the numbers ballooned to 1,547 during year three.
DUI
& Driving Under The Influence: DUI Definition : Driving under the influence of alcohol, drunk driving, drinking and driving (North American English), or drink-driving (British/Irish and Australian/New Zealand English), is the act of operating a motor vehicle (and sometimes a bicycle or similar human-powered vehicle) after having consumed alcohol (ethanol) or other drugs, to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is a crime in most countries around the world. Don't Get Convicted : Alexandria, 22, of Clanton, Alabama: First conviction, three years' formal probation, $2,323 fine, seven days in jail, first-offender drinking-driver program, driver's license restricted.
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Alabama DUI Law : Unfortunately, a quirk in Alabama law - apparently unintended - now means that some drunk drivers serving time in prison on felony convictions could have those convictions reduced to misdemeanors and be released on time served.