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Issue Presented Under Texas’ Driving While Intoxicated statute, can Nick Spears be convicted when he was (1) intoxicated; (2) removed the parking break and put the car into drive; (3) in a self-propelled golf cart; and (4) in a gated golf and country-club community where the public has access? Brief Answer Yes.…
Drunk driving is a major problem in the United States. It kills thousands of people and hurts not only the victim but the families of everyone involved. It is a terrible issue that can be easily avoided and that is what makes it such an emotional issue. Jeanie Morgan's presentation on the death of her daughter Bella was very emotional. She explained how kind and humble she was and how she was so young and innocent.…
I think i was about 4 years old when i decided i wanted to drive a semi. My dad always took me on road trips in the big truck. Every time my dad got a new truck i was the first to get in and look around the cab of the truck i would also check out the sleeper. I am now 17 years old and still wanna drive trucks. This has never changed it has always been my hopes and dreams to travel the country and some of canada in a semi but with me driving .…
If it is low, you should fill it before you drive your car to the shop.…
Addictions: Short description: Recover from an addiction Learn how to follow the path to sobriety Begin your journey to a healthier lifestyle Long description: Test Interpretations: An addiction is one of the most challenging things that someone will ever experience. With an addiction, your social, financial, work and personal lives may become unmanageable. While it may be difficult to handle an addiction, it is possible to get help. With a positive outlook and effort, you can change your situation for the better. Very Good: Your score shows that you are handling your addiction with ease.…
Ending DUI’s and Deaths The rate of young adults driving under the influence of alcohol throughout the United States is costing people thousands of dollars and some victims even their life. Drinking and driving never truly became illegal until 1910 in New York, ten years later, prohibition started ending the sale, consumption and everything that was alcohol related (Staff). Since then, each state has made laws against drinking and driving and even open containers.…
There are several drinking and driving laws in the State of Oklahoma. For instance, according to Drivinglaws.org, the legal BAC level is .08 for an individual 21 years or older. Additionally, a drunk drivers license may be suspended anywhere from 30 days to 1 year. An open container law is ultimately opened or unsealed alcohol in sidewalks, streets, and vehicles.…
Numerous people are arrested each year on suspicion of drunk driving in Massachusetts, and throughout the U.S. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 1.4 million people were arrested for driving under the influence in 2010, the most recent year with reported statistics. For some, their arrests come after being stopped at DUI checkpoints. To help avoid being taken into custody and charged at such stops, it is important for drivers to know their rights. Responding to questioning Most of the time, the first thing that law enforcement officers do at sobriety checkpoints is to approach the stopped vehicles and question the drivers.…
In 2010, nearly 10,000 people were killed due to drunk driving accidents, which accounts for close to thirty-one percent of motor vehicle fatalities in that year. When was the last time you heard anything about one’s alcohol consumption killing someone? Not frequently enough, in fact, there are an average of 115 people killed daily due to someone's choice to drink irresponsibly, but society fails to emphasize the impact drunk driving has on America. Alcohol is something seriously abused within society and the consequences that come with its maltreatment need stronger enforcement. The effects of drunk driving can do so much more than take someone’s life; it ripples throughout a community and causes havoc among hundreds of people.…
Have you ever thought about how safer the road would be with no drunk drivers? Alcohol-related to crashes that lead to many Americans death from the age 16 to 24. The use of alcohol has a high risk of having problems, for example becoming addicted to alcohol, ending someone’s life including yours, and also ending in a terrible place. Drinking and Driving is dangerous, because not only does it cost your life, but also the lives of innocent people. Becoming an addicted to alcohol, makes you unconscious of your actions.…
“America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life”. -George W. Bush Can someone forgive themselves for the harm they have done to someone? Can sitting in a prison cell change them for the better?…
Every year more than forty-thousand people die in car accidents whether it is their fault or not. This number varies on all the deaths including adults, children and most of all teenagers. “There are about one-hundred deaths per day in the United States.” Most of these fatalities occur during evenings on weekends than on weekdays. In North Carolina the average deaths per year are one-thousand and forty-eight percent of that are due to impaired driving .There is a one-thousand percent change of how many people have died due to impaired while driving in the past two years.…
Abbie Hill Kendra Gallos English III 3/27/18 What is the best way to prevent deaths from drinking and driving? Did you know that drunk driving takes the lives of about 10,000 kids or adults per year? That’s almost 29 people a day.(Drunk Driving 1) It is also surprising to find out most of the people getting into accidents while intoxicated are kids under the age of 21 and not people that are over the age of 21.…
No one in this world wants to lose a family member to a drunk driver. Drinking and driving should not happen in the United States. Bars should take more actions, people need to plan ahead of time before going out and learn to limit themselves on how many drinks and money spent or the people should start a program for people just turning twenty one on drinking and driving and the consequences. Most people do not realize the great risk of drunk driving to ones life or others. Take more time to look at driving under the influence and making the streets safer.…