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August 24, 2010

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Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (while driving intoxicated)
One state defines this as Class A Felony If any of the following conditions are present: Two or more prior (a) DUI convictions or Vehicular or (b) Vehicular Assault convictions or (c) any combination One prior Vehicular Homicide A BAC of .20 or greater at the time of the vehicular homicide and has one (1) prior DUI or Vehicular Assault offense

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	News about DUI & Drunk Driving cases in Boston and nationwide: Cops Office Releases Study On Drunk Driving Washington, DC - In addition to alcohol impairment being the greatest factor in traffic fatalities, the number of deaths resulting from alcohol-rel... Read more > New CDC Study Shows Stronger State Prevention Activities May Discourage Alcohol-Impaired Driving Strong state activities designed to prevent driving under the influence (DUI) may reduce the incidence of drinking and driving, according to a new ... Read more > McGreevey Strengthens Law to Detain Drunk Drivers (CAMDEN)—As part of a series of efforts to keep families and their children safe, Governor James E. McGreevey today signed Senate Bill S-1868, whic... Read more > More DUI Drunk Driving News >

Drunk Driving Terms

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Alcoholism

Definition:
Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependence,” Includes four symptoms: Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Loss of control: The inability to limit one’s drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to “get high.”

Drunk

Definition:
Intoxication as we know it is not required for one to be guilty of drunk driving. Your condition may be enough for you to be found guilty of a drunk driving offense under the current definition of the law.

Excessive Drunkenness

Definition:
A state of drunkenness in which a person is so far deprived of reason and understanding that he or she is incapable of understanding the character and consequences of an act.

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