Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Ocean County Drunk Driving Charges - The laws regarding it


Most of the people in Ocean County knows driving. But at times what happens, when people are drunk they are not in their actual senses and as a result end up taking life of innocent people who become the victim of drunk driving. An accident changes the entire life of a person. So looking at the severity of the accident, the state has made their laws very strict.


Ocean county police are very strict about Ocean County Drunk Driving Charges and have been keeping traffic stops at check points in order to keep an eye on the drunk drivers and make sure the people inside the car who are drunk are not driving the vehicle in order to lessen the rate of the accident. It is said that when anybody is inside the car then he or she should be responsible for the safety of himself as well as the people on the road because this is what is expected from a responsible citizen.


When a person is held under the Ocean County Drunk Driving Charges, his BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) and breath is tested through breathalyzer. The minimum rate of BAC depends upon various circumstances. If a person under the age of 21 has been found in an alcoholic state and is also driving in that state, a case like that is regarded as a zero tolerance case because it is illegal for people under the age of 21 to consume alcohol. For the adult people, the minimum BAC level is 0.08 but if he is travelling in a commercial vehicle, the BAC level should not exceed 0.04 because then it may increase the chances of accident while one being in an intoxicated state and driving in an unknown car. If the level of intake is determined by the breathalyzer then it is done on the spot but if blood test is to be done, then the defendant is taken to the hospital or police station.


At times field sobriety test is also conducted, in which the person in question is asked to walk straight, i.e., heel to toe straight line walk. They may also ask a person to gaze horizontally straight. But the defendant can refuse these tests to a certain extent. The defense lawyer wants to take these tests in order to prove him guilty, but the defendants disapproval can protect him or her to proven guilty of the charges.


The punishments of the Ocean County Drunk Driving Charges are – a person can be fined with $200 and minimum 24 hours of jail. Having higher BAC level will fine a person $400 and 48 hours jail or a maximum of 120 days jail term. Another one is seven days jail or a maximum of one year and a fine of $2000 dollars. And the final one which is the most serious of its kind is that $4000 dollars fine and 30 days in jail which can be extended up to two years.

For further details visit Ocean County DWI Lawyer or wants an appointment contact Drunk Driving Lawyer Ocean County here: Airport Plaza, 1390 State Route 36, Suite 101, Hazlet, NJ 07730

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1 comment:

  1. You made me remember the day I got arrested in drunk and drive case and the police took me into the prison but thanks to my friend he Hired The Best Lawyer who took me out of the prison in no time. I want to appreciate you for sharing :)

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