Most Floridians are familiar with the crime of DUI - driving under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating substance. To be convicted of DUI in Florida, you must have a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent or more. Alternatively, you can be convicted of DUI if there is evidence to demonstrate that you were too impaired to drive, even if your BAC was lower than 0.08 percent. For instance, if you have consumed no alcohol at all, but took cocaine prior to driving, a judge or jury might find you guilty of DUI if there is evidence that your driving was impaired. Evidence of impairment could be testimony regarding your bad driving, such as your failure to maintain a single lane, or a police officer's testimony about your poor performance on roadside tests.
DUI Manslaughter is a crime that is perhaps less familiar. DUI Manslaughter is a crime that involves driving while impaired or driving with a BAC of at least 0.08 and, while in that impaired state, causing a car accident that results in a death. The death can even be a viable fetus if the accident caused a pregnant woman to have a miscarriage. In Florida, DUI Manslaughter is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years. Additionally, a conviction can result in years of probation following the prison term, fines, court costs, driver's license revocation, and other penalties. If the driver left the scene of the accident, he is subject to even more serious penalties, including imprisonment for up to 30 years.
According to the Miami DUI attorneys at Musca Law, Florida law enforcement agencies are keen on DUI enforcement in order to prevent DUI Manslaughter accidents. Contact the Miami office of Musca Law if you have been charged with DUI, DUI Manslaughter, DUI Serious Bodily Injury, Vehicular Homicide, or any other crime in the state of Florida.
A police officer administering roadside field sobriety tests and a breath test:
DUI Manslaughter is a crime that is perhaps less familiar. DUI Manslaughter is a crime that involves driving while impaired or driving with a BAC of at least 0.08 and, while in that impaired state, causing a car accident that results in a death. The death can even be a viable fetus if the accident caused a pregnant woman to have a miscarriage. In Florida, DUI Manslaughter is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 15 years. Additionally, a conviction can result in years of probation following the prison term, fines, court costs, driver's license revocation, and other penalties. If the driver left the scene of the accident, he is subject to even more serious penalties, including imprisonment for up to 30 years.
According to the Miami DUI attorneys at Musca Law, Florida law enforcement agencies are keen on DUI enforcement in order to prevent DUI Manslaughter accidents. Contact the Miami office of Musca Law if you have been charged with DUI, DUI Manslaughter, DUI Serious Bodily Injury, Vehicular Homicide, or any other crime in the state of Florida.
A police officer administering roadside field sobriety tests and a breath test:
