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    Drunk Driving Consequences Almost 30 people are involved in an alcohol-related crash every day.(DUI foundation) Over the last year drunk driving accident cases have increased, if we make the penalty one year drunk drivers won’t be on the road increasing the risk of car crashes, and it deters them from doing it again if at all. Those who are caught driving after consuming alcohol should lose their driver’s license for at least one year. Drunk driving accident cases have increased over the past year

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    Drunk Driving Family

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    to survive because the chances of him making it were very slim. The cause of this accident was drunk driving, a man hit my uncle out of nowhere. The man who was driving did not get hurt and left the scene right after he hit my uncle. Many drunk drivers are careless and do not realize the damage that they can cause to many people’s lives. My uncle was lucky enough to survive an accident from drunk driving while many people are not as fortunate. Even though my uncle did not die he was still severely

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    What Is Drunk Driving

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    Drunk driving is a reckless, selfish, and foolish thing to do at any time or in any place. When driving drunk you are putting more lives than just you own at risk. It is illegal to drive drunk. Driving under the influence of many medications can also cause you trouble when controlling your vehicle. Even common drugs for colds, headaches, or allergies can cause problems when operating a motor vehicle. Other drugs such as marijuana also affect your ability to drive. From Unit 07, Lesson 03 we can

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    people take billions of car trips each year. With all these people driving, crashes are inevitable and unfortunately, one of every three traffic deaths involves drunk driving. The world knows that drunk driving is a serious issue and that it claims too many innocent lives year by year. State governments have taken some steps to reduce the number of drunk driving incidents, yet the cost remains too high. The news of a drunk driving crash grows more appalling when people learn that sometimes, these

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    Penalties against drunk drivers should be increased If the current penalties for drunk driving are good enough, there should be far less alcohol-related accidents, but that is not the case. Deaths from alcohol-related car accidents have dropped by a third in the last three decades, but that is not enough considering the damage still being done. Every day approximately 29 people in the United States die because of driving under the influence. The most terrible part about this is when innocent people

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    Pro Drunk Driving

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    In the United States drink driving accounts for one-third of all of our driving deaths. Drunk driving has taken 10,076 people in the year 2013 alone and it will continue to rise as we remain the way we are. One person every 53 minutes’ dies from a drunk driving related incident, drink driving is an epidemic that can be stopped by getting someone else to drive for the impaired person. However, the more people that are drinking and driving on our roads the more dangerous they are for the rest of us

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    Drunk Driving Essay

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    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

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    Persuasive Drunk Driving

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    lives because of their outrageous laws. In the past, the solution for drunk drivers was they would get a DUI that leads them to go to jail, impound their car, and suspend their license. This solution does not help anyone at all instead the solution causes more problems. If a person drinks and drive a police officer

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    Drunk Driving In Texas

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    arrested for suspicion of drunk driving. In fact, the state’s Department of Public Safety reports that there were 89,256 people arrested for driving under the influence in 2012 alone. Often, those facing such charges choose to forego hiring an attorney, and instead handle their legal issues on their own. Even for those facing first-time offenses, however, it may be useful to obtain legal representation. Familiarity with the legal rules and standards For some, drunk driving charges can be confusing

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    damage that the country suffers from drunk driving every year as follows: "Alcohol consumption is a leading cause of traffic fatalities and injuries. During the past decade, annual fatalities in drunk-driving accidents ranged from 13,582 deaths in 2005 to 9,865 deaths in 2011. The most recent data report a total of 9,967 such fatalities in 2014—on average, one death every 53 minutes. Our cases have long recognized the “carnage” and “slaughter” caused by drunk drivers." The Court noted that the

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