DUIs BLOW
The WORST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE could start with one breath.
1. Spend Time in JAIL!
2. Lose Your LICENSE!
3. PAY a Large Fine!
4. EMBARRASS Your Family!
5. KICKED Off Campus!
In Laramie, we take drinking and driving very seriously. Laramie City Council passed an ordinance that enhances penalties for drivers with high BACs (.15 or higher) and that criminalizes refusals.
See this link for more information about Laramie's new DUI ordinance:
Drivers with higher BACs are more likely than DUI offenders with lower BACs to be involved in a crash. Drivers with a BAC of .15 or greater is at least 20 times more likely to be involved in a multiple vehicle fatal crash and are 380 times more likely to be involved in a single-vehicle fatal crash than a non-drinking driver.
• In 2009, there were 48 alcohol-related fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in Wyoming.
• In 2009, 41 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes in Wyoming were alcohol-related.
• In 2009, 57 percent of all alcohol-related fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .15 or higher.
• According to 2008 DUI data, half of all drivers arrested for DUI in Albany County have BACs of
.15 or above.
Refusal to submit to a chemical test is a major problem because it prevents the gathering of evidence needed to support a DUI charge, sometimes resulting in the dismissal of charges due to insufficient evidence. As a result, arrested drivers who refuse testing may avoid conviction and not be identified as a repeat offender.
- Refusals are much more common among repeat offenders. In 2008 in Albany County, 25% of first-time offenders refused a chemical test while 65% of repeat offenders refused a chemical test.
- States that do not sanction refusals more severely than non-refusals have higher refusal rates.
- Currently, the only penalty for refusal in Wyoming is an administrative suspension of the offender’s driver’s license. According to published research, 50-75% of DUI-suspended drivers continue to drive without their license.
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DUI FACTS
A designated driver IS NOT the “least drunk” person in your group…a designated driver is a SOBER driver!
In Laramie, we take drinking and driving very seriously. Laramie City Council passed an ordinance that enhances penalties for drivers with high BACs (.15 or higher) and that criminalizes refusals.
A driver with a BAC of .15 or greater is at least 20 times more likely to be involved in a multiple vehicle fatal crash and are 380 times more likely to be involved in a single-vehicle fatal crash than a non-drinking driver.
Local Stats:
• In 2009, there were 48 alcohol-related fatalities in motor vehicle crashes in Wyoming.
• In 2009, 41 percent of fatal motor vehicle crashes in Wyoming were alcohol-related.
• In 2009, 57 percent of all alcohol-related fatalities involved a driver with a BAC of .15 or higher.
• According to 2008 DUI data, half of all drivers arrested for DUI in Albany County have BACs of .15 or above.
Your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) involves many factors: weight, type of alcohol consumed, number of drinks consumed, and the time period in which they were consumed. BAC has nothing to do with tolerance! The legal limit to drive is .08.
BAC Chart for males
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BAC Chart for females
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