Under Louisiana law, drunk driving is "operating a vehicle while intoxicated." A "vehicle" can be a car but can also be a boat, truck, plane, or motorcycle. Intoxication can refer to alcohol but can also be impairment caused by drugs,…
This is an actual DUI case: a woman was involved in a car accident in Lafayette, Louisiana. The police officer suspected that she was driving while intoxicated and had the woman take a breathalyzer test. The test showed that the…
In the United States, having a .08% blood alcohol content (BAC) level is legally considered “drunk,” and you can be charged with a DWI, or Driving While Intoxicated, at that level. Until the federal standard of .08% was implemented in…
A friend recently asked, how many drinks does it take before I would be considered legally drunk? My answer was “it depends.” There are many ways to measure your BAC (blood alcohol content) level, but it is difficult to predict…