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February 27, 2010

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DUI/DWI News

ADL Welcomes Mel Gibson's Apology To The Jewish Community

State Dot Promotes Youth Traffic Safety

AG Lynch Leads Effort To Strengthen RI's Drunk Driving Laws

Cops Office Releases Study On Drunk Driving

Bill Signed To Combat Underage Drinking And Drunk Driving

Driving While on Cell Phone Worse Than Driving While Drunk

The Facts Of Impaired Driving

Driving Under The Influence (DUI) Among Teenagers

New Technology Can Prevent Drunken Driving

Hazelden and MADD Collaborate

Students encouraged to "Make the Right Choice" and to prevent drunk driving

Impaired Driving - Public Awareness Programs

Key State Laws Enacted to Prevent Impaired Driving

DDOT, Region Launch Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign

National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month

National Holiday Lifesaver Weekend

McGreevey Strengthens Law to Detain Drunk Drivers

Ralph Hingson Joins NIAAA

DeFronzo to Be Honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving

New CDC Study Shows Stronger State Prevention Activities May Discourage Alcohol-Impaired Driving

States’ Progress Drops Drunk Driving Deaths To Lowest Level Since 1999

Lowey Offers Drunk Driving Amendment To Transpo Bill

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Did You Know?

A well known is the fact that the consumption of alcohol can cause impairment
Perhaps less recognized is that fact that impairment rises gradually at a lower level but dramatically at a higher level of blood alcohol concentration BAC. About half of auto fatalities involve drivers with BACs of .16 or higher. Impairment occurs at a lower level, but it's especially important to prevent driving with high BACs.

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	News about DUI & Drunk Driving cases in Maryland and nationwide: Driving Under The Influence (DUI) Among Teenagers Motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among young persons aged 16 to 20 in 2002.1 In that year, 6,327 persons aged 16 to 20 we... Read more > DeFronzo to Be Honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Following a session in which he championed the recently signed "Steven's Law," a law strengthening Connecticut's drunk driving laws and named for a... 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

Today's Terms

Field Sobriety Tests

Definition:
Field Sobriety Tests sometimes referred to by the acronym FSTs, are tests administered by the police to purportedly assess intoxication.

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.”

DWI

Definition:
Driving while intoxicated is the offense of operating a motor vehicle in a physically or mentally impaired condition after consuming enough to raise one’s blood alcohol content above the statutory limit, or after consuming drugs. Penalties for this offense vary widely.

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Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
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Maryland Drunk-Driving Attorney

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Annapolis
Baltimore
Capitol Heights
Catonsville
Columbia
Cumberland
District Heights
Dundalk
Elkton
Ellicott City
Essex
Fort Washington
Gaithersburg
Germantown
Glen Burnie
Gwynn Oak

Hagerstown
Hyattsville
Lanham
Lutherville Timonium
Middle River
Nottingham
Owings Mills
Parkville
Pasadena
Potomac
Rockville
Silver Spring
Sykesville
Temple Hills
Upper Marlboro
Westminster

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