The ripple effect from a DUI crash
From
For instance,
Just the day before the crash her daughter,
"It is a tragedy so horrific and awful that words can't even express the sadness that everyone in her life is going through," Rivera said in a Facebook message Friday. "She was simply doing the right thing and at the wrong place at the wrong time and someone chose to be reckless."
Beck said summer seems to see an uptick in collisions with more people on the road traveling. She said there are a number of human errors causing fatal crashes including speeding, distracted driving and driving under the influence.
"DUIs happen all day every day, it's just unfortunate that this still happens with all of the possible safe ways to get to places," Beck said in an email Thursday. "DUIs do not discriminate and they don't just affect the DUI driver. It's much like throwing a pebble in the water, DUIs have a ripple effect on family, friends, communities and first responders."
In
"Any of the fatals I've (worked) ... those stick with me pretty good," Slade said Thursday. "I don't think you ever get used to it."
From January through
He heads the "Know Your Limit" campaign at the summer and Christmas strolls, and even goes to restaurants like the Happy Viking and
"In most cases they're surprised at what their limits are," Slade said. "Most people work on the assumption of body weight. I don't think people pay attention to the level of alcohol in things anymore."
While eating food, drinking water and waiting a few hours can help curb someone's blood alcohol level, it's better to be safe than sorry; especially when comparing the cost of an Uber,
A standard, first-time DUI, depending on what county it occurs in, can lead to at least 48 hours in custody, private local attorney
That school costs about
For a second and third DUI, a driver is looking at a minimum of 10 days in jail with a year-and-a-half DUI school. The driver cannot get a restricted license for any reason for a full year, Marquez said. Fines jump up slightly, but then there's attorney's fees and the cost of alternative programs if a driver isn't sentenced to jail time. And that's just if you don't injure or kill somebody.
"No matter how much they have to drink, everyone thinks they're OK to drive," Slade said. "In most cases I would say if you've had a drink, you probably shouldn't drive."
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