What Happens When You’re Charged with a DUI
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DUI is short for driving under the influence (of drugs or alcohol). Specific to alcohol, it is also known as driving while intoxicated (DWI) or simply drunk driving. The amount of alcohol in your blood is measured as Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC. In New Jersey, if your BAC is .08 or higher, you are driving drunk. The BAC is determined with the use of a breathalyzer, a small device in which you breathe. This is usually administered during a traffic stop where the officer suspects DUI. If you fail this ‘test,’ you are immediately arrested and must leave your...
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