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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 March 2009 )

DUI & Driving Under The Influence:
Driving Drunk Statistics :
According to the statistics, an increase in handed-out citations could have led to a decrease in motor vehicle accidents during the 2006-2007 fiscal year. While citations went down (930 to 773) from year one to year two, the numbers ballooned to 1,547 during year three.

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Drunk Driving :
Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the U.S. The specific criminal offense is usually called driving under the influence [of alcohol and/or other drugs] (DUI), and in some states driving while intoxicated (DWI), operating while impaired (OWI), or operating a vehicle under the influence (OVI). Such laws may also apply to boating or piloting aircraft.

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