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Drunk Driving: When Another Shot Leads to the End of the Road

On July 28, 2006, actor Mel Gibson was for 30 percent of all fatal crashes
arrested on suspicion of driving under during the week in 2003, but this
the influence of alcohol after being percentage rose significantly over the
stopped for speeding in his 2006 Lexus LS weekends, during which 53 percent of car
430 on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, accidents were alcohol-related.
California. Gibson was stopped on the DUI is perhaps the most preventable
coast highway at 2:09 a.m. Friday after a traffic safety problem. No one is
Los Angeles County deputy sheriff compelled to drink alcohol and drive. But
allegedly observed him driving his car at alcohol and driving are so deeply
more than 85 mph. A breath test indicated connected in American culture that the
Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 problem is unlikely to stop. This act,
percent, based on police records. In since drivers are impaired, can easily be
California, a driver is considered one of the main cause for
legally intoxicated at 0.08 percent. self-destruction.
Mel Gibson is just one of the famous Still, there has been success in recent
celebrities who were apprehended because years in reducing the incidence of DUI.
of drunk driving. Other celebrities who In 1980, nearly 60% of fatal crashes had
were arrested for such an act are Nicole alcohol as a factor. By 1993, that number
Ritchie, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohay, and had dropped to 43%. In the ensuing years
Nick Nolte whose now infamous mug shot the frequency of DUI as measured in the
has become almost a symbol for fatal crash index remained relatively
Hollywood's out-of-control lifestyle and steady overall. But it now appears to be
culture. on the rise overall, with marked spikes
Drunk driving is the act of operating or among certain groups. Recently,
driving a motor vehicle while under the alcohol-related deaths are reported to
influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the have risen for the third year running,
degree that mental and motor skills are according to the latest statistics from
impaired. Drunk driving is a serious the NHTSA.
misdemeanor in the United States. The Driving while consuming alcohol is
specific criminal offense is usually generally illegal, though driving after
called driving under the influence of drinking remains legal. In some
alcohol and/or other drugs (DUI). jurisdictions it is also illegal for an
In 2005, according to the Department of open container of an alcoholic beverage
Justice, nearly 1.4 million drivers were to be in the passenger compartment of a
arrested for driving under the influence motor vehicle or in some specific area of
of alcohol or narcotics. That's less than the compartment.
one percent of the 159 million A lot of studies has constantly giving us
self-reported episodes of alarming data on alcohol-related
alcohol-impaired driving among U.S. accidents and deaths. Alcohol-related
adults each year. More than half of the motor vehicle crashes killed nearly
414 child passengers ages 14 and younger 17,000 people in 2002 alone. Alcohol is a
who died in alcohol-related crashes factor in 6% of all traffic crashes, and
during 2005 were riding with a drinking over 40% of all fatal crashes. The only
driver, based on statistics given by the way to prevent these types of accidents
National Highway Traffic Safety is to simply refrain from drinking and
Administration (NHTSA). In 2004, an driving. Charged to the experiences of
estimated 16,654 people were killed in famous celebrities who were apprehended
alcohol-related crashes. This is an because of their irresponsible acts,
average of one death almost every drunk driving can also be considered a
half-hour. Drunk drivers were responsible form of suicide.




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