Since El Paso is located in the borderline with Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the Sun City has a very unique situation regarding alcohol consumption only shared between other cities among the borderline between Mexico and the U.S. Underage teenagers who are unable to buy or consume alcoholic beverages legally in the United States travel across the border to buy and consume alcohol legally. This brings up big trouble, the main one is drunken individuals, mainly teenagers, driving unsafely in our streets causing fatal accidents.
El Paso Police Department has made considerable progress over the past decade in reducing deaths and injuries due to alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Government statistics show that about 29% fewer people died in alcohol-related crashes in 1996 as in 1986. Yet improvements in the alcohol-related crash fatality rate have been flat for the past several years, and the mortality and morbidity associated with such crashes remain at unacceptably high levels. In particular, young people are still at high risk for dying in fatal alcohol-related crashes. .
Research indicates that most of these deaths and injuries could be prevented through a combination of more effective community policies, enhanced local enforcement efforts, changes in individual attitudes and behaviors. With no improvement in current safety performance and expected yearly increases in travel, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) projects that fatalities and injuries could increase by 50% by the year 2020. .
Private and government agencies work very hard nation wide and locally to reduce alcohol-related fatal injuries. While positive outcomes have been reached nationally, here in El Paso the numbers of fatalities keeps increasing. Drunk driving is the most frequently committed violent crime in our country. And, in Texas, this crime is committed more frequently than in any other states.
Treatment is expensive but need to curb our ever-growing DWI problem. ... What does this show people about how New Mexico handles DWI cases? ... Because of the way the Judicial system acts towards DWI offenders, is one of the reasons DWI has become an epidemic in this state. ... If the consequences for DWI offenders are not strengthened then DWI rates are likely to continue to rise. ... This is how a DWI crime occurs. ...
Very recently the legal BAC has changed from .10 to .08.The consequences for a person who is convicted of a DWI is 90 days suspended license, mandatory 3 days in jail, anywhere from a $250-$2500 fine, plus your vehicle is impounded for 30 days. ... In Germany they put you to death if they are convicted of a DWI. ... When I was convicted of a DWI I got my license suspended for 90 days, instead of 3 days in jail I went to a three day information awareness of alcohol, and had to pay a $1000 fine. ... For instance if you drive to a bar and get drunk and decide to walk home; while you are walk...
Introduction When you are behind the wheel of a motor vehicle all of your senses must be on alert. You need to react quickly to potentially threatening conditions and then make split-second decisions. Being a good driver takes skill and judgment. No matter how good a driver you are, however, alc...
According to MADD (mothers against drunk driving), drivers who get a DWI will most likely find that there car insurance rate is much higher. Also, many car insurance companies do not offer coverage to people who have DWI's because drunk drivers get into more accidents. ... First time offense for DWI is six month to one year loss of license, fines up too $600.00, not including what your insurance will charge you, up to 30 days in jail, and 12-48 community service hours. ...
After most DUI or DWI convictions the offender usually has to face the standard amount of license suspension plus a certain number of community service hours before being eligible to receive their driving privileges back. ... In most states if a person under the age of twenty-one is convicted of their first DUI or DWI their license is suspended for a year and if the person is over twenty-one years of age their license is suspended for three months and it becomes a restricted license for the remainder of the year. ... Contrary to the idea that it will lessen the number of DUI and DWI convicti...
The penalty for drinking and driving is Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). ... The fines for a DWI fine would be eight hundred and fifty dollars, and that does not even include the court fees, your classes you will have to attend and all the other expenses. If you get more then three DWI's you will have to spend time in jail. ...
Football is by all means an American sport and as American as apple pie. Since the day a baby is born in America whether it be a boy or a girl, one of the first words they learn to say is ball, and after a few months they add the word foot in front of the word ball, and by the time you know it ...
To reduce accessibility to minors, congress should pass, or support Mandatory 21, Keg registration, Stricter DWI laws, Limit alcohol advertisements, raise the price of alcohol, and enforce our existing laws. ... According to Kathy Whitehead in her article "Stricter DWI Laws", Automatic license revocation appears to be the most effective measure to reduce drunk driving. ...
DUI stands for driving under the influence. Some states use the term DWI, driving while intoxicated, instead of DUI. Their meanings are identical: they refer to a person driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Driving under the influence is a very serious offense with severe consequences. In 193...
