A 22-year-old woman was stopped by police and found that the pregnant woman was almost twice over the legal limit as she was driving home from her own baby shower. The police pulled her over for driving erratically and not having headlights on.
The
drunken driving pregnant woman’s lawyer said:
"She is shortly due to give birth to her second child, and she had been to a baby shower party.
There was some alcohol and she had some wine and orange juice, and did not think she was over the limit. But clearly she was." He added, "It is out of character and she is deeply sorry for her actions. She is aware she has a baby to think about, and is deeply ashamed."
She pleaded guilty resulting in driving restrictions for 18 months and was fined $278.
Drunk Driving Accident Statistics
In Washington State, 54% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes involve a driver that was under the influence of alcohol. In 2009 265 people in Washington State lost their lives in drunk driving crashes. In Washingon State there is a sharp increase in the number of drunk driving incidents near major holidays.
Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of motor vehicle collisions. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes in the United States in 2004. This figure represents 39% of all traffic incident deaths. In fact, more than 500,000 Americans are injured annually in drunken driving crashes.
Category: Drunk Driving (DUI) Collisions
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