Drunk driving Alcohol is a depressant that slows down the functions of the central nervous system. This delays the brain’s normal functions. Consuming alcohol while driving greatly increases the risk of car accidents. While DUI, a lot of the functions that are required for safe driving become impaired. For example: concentration, coordination, reaction time, comprehension, and visual activity. The more alcohol that is consumed while driving, the greater the risk a person has of getting in an accident.
Drunk driving a. Drunk driving may be defined as driving a motor vehicle with the presence of alcohol in the blood exceeding the permissible limits on the country's legislation.
II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved, if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic.
In the instance of drunk driving, the actions of the drunk driver are related to the safety of the drivers within their proximity and therefore affects not only the driver but others as well. Our previous moral experiences allow us to determine what the intentions of the drunk driver might be. Some drivers may choose to drive under the influence of alcohol because they have had an emergency that requires them to be at a certain place and they do not have the means to reach to their destination except for driving themselves. In this case, the context becomes complicated and intricate. However, if the driver is risking his own and other drivers’ safety, it becomes clear that their intentions are based on nonchalance and disregard for others.
I _________________ attended the 8 hour DUI class conducted at Northern Wyoming Mental Health, on the May 19th, 2016. This document states that I attended the full length of the session and in turn completed my objective to, “build a foundation for my understanding of the substance abuse programs,
Managing A DU When You're The Boss At Work: A Few Helpful Ways To Cope Facing a DUI isn't easy for anyone, but when you work in a supervisory capacity and everyone knows about your arrest, it can be even harder. With your income, ability to drive and so much more
As I was explaining the test, he was swaying in a clockwise motion. Shawn then fell out of the starting position as I was demonstrating the test. After regaining his balance and getting back into the starting position, Shawn began the test. Shawn raised his left leg approximately “1” (inch) for three (3) seconds and dropped his leg. Shawn then lifted his leg again and immediately dropped it. Shawn then complained of pain and couldn’t complete test. I then terminated the test. Shawn was then advised he was under arrest for Driving while Intoxicated and placed into cuffs. The cuffs were double locked and checked for appropriate tightness. A search of his person was conducted and no contraband was found. The accused was then escorted over to vehicle #526, where I checked the rear seat for contraband, just as I had done at the beginning of my shift. Finding none, I secured the accused in the rear seat. The seatbelt was applied, the rear door was locked and I began my transport to police headquarters. Patrol vehicle #526 is not equipped with an in-car camera
The Saturday night party was the place to be. Anyone who is anyone was there. John’s curfew is midnight and its 12:05. Mark had been doing quite a lot of drinking and he was John’s ride home. John questioned whether or not he wanted to get in the car with Mark, but thought about how mad his parents were going to be. He was already five minutes late. Saying to himself “Just this one time,” he decided to get in the car. John never made it home that night. Mark had rolled the car off the bridge one mile away from his house. John lost his life all because he was afraid of getting grounded. There are many situations similar to John’s, and in a lot of them, no one survives. Because of all the death and tragedy as a result of driving under the
What is DUI school? DUI school is a school where drivers convicted of DUI must go to complete a certain education program as ordered by the court. A DUI school needs to be licensed by California in order to be an acceptable program. Licensed DUI schools do NOT offer online programs; they only provide in-person programs. For the most part, you will only be allowed to enroll if you have a court order to attend a DUI school or if the DMV suspended your license for DUI. Licensed DUI programs provide several types of classes:
LOCATION DESCRIPTION: This incident occurred in the 700 block of N. Garfield Avenue. INVESTIGATION: On 10-28-16 at 1354 hours Officer Harrell #3441 and I were dispatched to the area of Garfield Avenue and Orange Grove Boulevard regarding a possible DUI driver. Dispatch advised that Witness Alma Funes described the vehicle as a beige Honda with a license plate of #4HCX801. Funes told dispatch the driver parked his vehicle in front of 721 N. Garfield Avenue.
In the video titled, “Top 3 Sobriety Tests – number,” the officer pulled over a female that appeared to be driving erratically. As the officer noticed the female, she was swerving her vehicle and crossing into one lane into the next without having any regard for other traffic nor the officer which was trying to make a stop of her vehicle. When the female finally pulled over to the right making a stop, the officer approached her front passenger door in which he asked the female a few questions about her consuming alcohol before the vehicle starting rolling backwards towards the officer parked patrol vehicle. After the officer made several verbal attempts to get the female driver to put her vehicle into park, she finally done so after the officer pointed out that her vehicle was still not in park. The officer then attempted to get the female’s driver’s license and insurance and, she provided them to the officer. The officer then asked the female drive to exit the vehicle. The officer attempted to speak to the driver as he was persisting that she perform a toe to heal walk and, the driver then attempted to tie her shoe in which she done after a few seconds of swaying back and forth. When the female driver tied her shoe, she attempted to stand back up and failed to do so for, the driver fell to the
Driving under the influence of alcohol has been a major issue in America, spanning all the way back to more than 50 years ago (Raymond). Many accidents are caused from drinking and driving yearly, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries involving innocent people. When alcohol is mixed with driving a motor vehicle, there are no limits to who may be at risk. This means that drunk driving has been harming, hurting and killing many innocent people in America. Over the years I have witnessed many aftermaths of drunk driving accidents and have heard of multiple accidents resulting from alcohol use involving people I know, and people I do not know. Sometimes, in accidents like these, all parties involved may walk away from the accident with
ON 09-03-2016 at 0930 hours, I was notified by Sgt Kelley of an aggravated battery which occurred at 2111 Roanoke Springs Drive. I was advised to respond to St. Joseph’s Hospital (South) at 6901 Simmons Loop in Riverview. Upon my arrival, I met with Sgt. Kelley, Deputy Karpenske # 249578 and Crime Scene Tech Dewitt. There was a black 2013 Nissan Maxima bearing Florida tag, DGV F36, parked in the emergency room parking bay. I learned the suspect, Joanna Lebrea Lewis had driven the car to the hospital for treatment of the injuries sustained during the offense. It was learned that verbal consent had been obtained from both the victim and suspect to search their residence and vehicle. It was also learned the victim, Marieio Denod Spradley,
Driving while under the influence of alcohol has been an issue over the years. It has caused many car crashes and some even fatal accidents. Not only will it cause pain and suffering on the victim but to the family and friends around the victim it could be very devastating.
Life is unpredictable and an accident can happen anytime. on our way back home from church my dad was driving a black 2012 Toyota Highlander, which is a family car that seven people can ride in it. My younger brother, Taw Nay Gay, and I were sitting on the seat behind the driver seat by the door. My other two younger brothers, Gay Nay Soe and Soe K Maw, sat in the seat behind me, and my mom sat in the front passenger seat. For the first time a nineteen year old girl like me started to believe that I had a reason to live and my life could be taken away anytime. This happened on October first 2017, 7:30 pm when we got into a car accident by the traffic lights intersection. Three cars were damaged, but everyone in the cars were fine.