Driving while intoxicated is a criminal law offense to operating a motor vehicle after having drunk a sufficient amount of alcohol to raise one’s blood. Alcohol affects people in the way that changes their judgment, depth perception as well as vital motor skills required to driving safely. While intoxicated driving is illegal across the United States, each state has specific laws defining the offense and its associated legal penalties. In Texas, there is two distinct ways intoxication is defined: Not having the normal use of your mental and physical faculties due to the consumption of drugs or alcohol; and/or having a BAC of .08 percent or more. Within the state of Texas the fines and charges of a DWI (driving while intoxicated) is considered
