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Many people begin to feel the effects of alcohol when their BAC (blood alcohol content) ranges between 0.03% and 0.059%. At this point, they may feel "buzzed" i.e. mild euphoria, relaxation, and talkativeness.  Along with this, the person suffers from impaired alertness, judgment, coordination, and concentration. A BAC of 0.06% to 0.10% results in blunted feelings, lack of inhibition, and extroversion. An individual’s reflexes, reasoning, depth perception, and vision are affected as well.

Alcohol is involved in 37% of all traffic deaths. While the number of drunk driving deaths has decreased since the inception of the 2000 law making it illegal to drive with a blood alcohol level of 0.08% of higher, there are still approximately 10,000 alcohol- related vehicle fatalities every year.

A study released in January 2014 found that, in the United States, although the law says that a driver with a blood alcohol level of less that 0.08% is not legally drunk, there is no safe combination of drinking and driving, and no point at which it is harmless to consume alcohol and get behind the wheel of a vehicle. Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with, reports the University of California, San Diego in their study of accidents in the U. S.

It is most commonly known that in all 50 U.S. states, it is illegal for a person to drive with a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.08% or higher. Additionally, all states have zero tolerance laws for drivers under the age of 21 who drive drunk. What may not be known is that if  a driver  consumes any amount of alcohol, and driving is negatively impacted, the driver can be convicted of drunk driving.

"We, at Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., take the issue of drunk driving very seriously. So seriously, that we have devoted a website called hurtbydrunkdriver.com to this issue. On hurtbydrunkdriver.com visitors will find such information as drunk driving laws and resources," says Attorney Randall Spivey of Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.

Don’t Drink and Drive. If you do plan to drink:

(1) Plan a safe way home before you drink.

(2) Designate a sober driver.

(3) Use a taxi, public transportation or call a sober friend or family member for a ride.

Hurt By Drunk Driver Attorney Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by just one (1%) percent of Florida attorneys.  He has handled over 2,000 personal injury and wrongful death cases throughout Florida.  For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at 239.337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839,or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information.  You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.