Dui Raleigh, Nc Can Be Fought
If you get caught driving under the influence of alcohol, driving intoxicated or drunk-driving in the city of Raleigh, NC, and are caught, you may face a DUI Raleigh.
A DUI Raleigh is a punishable offense and attracts a heavy fine as well as imprisonment, especially if the drunk driving lead to and accidental death. In most cases, the license of the person charged under DUI Raleigh will be revoked for a certain period.
A DUI Raleigh, NC may also be called driving while intoxicated (DWI Raleigh), driving while impaired (also DWI Raleigh), driving under the combined influence of alcohol and/or other drugs, driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs (DUI Raleigh) or driving under the influence per se or drunk in charge of a vehicle.
According to the statutes of law, drunk driving can be charged under two separate distinct criminal offenses, or both. The first one is the traditional drunk-driving charge, for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This can be supported by the citing police officer's observations, such as erratic driving, unsteady gait, slurred speech as well as the person's performance on field sobriety tests, supported by a blood-alcohol test result showing alcohol content in the blood over the permissible limit.
The second offense is a per se offense, which instead of focusing on the impairment caused by alcohol or drugs, focuses on the excess blood-alcohol content (BAC) at the time of driving, regardless of the person's tolerance of alcohol. This means even though the person passes the field sobriety tests, the accused still could be charged just for DUI Raleigh, NC.
However all of these methods for detection of intoxication can be undermined. For example, the credibility of equipments such as breath analyzer and the mathematical means to calculate the percentage of blood-alcohol content are often criticized, stating that the results are not always perfect and could affect margin cases.
Another example is the subjectivity of the filed sobriety tests, which are designed to make the test taker fail.
