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