Why Blood Alcohol Concentrations of .15% Matter?
March 22nd, 2010Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 23578, persons convicted of driving under the influence in California can expect enhanced penalties in sentencing when they admit to having driven with a blood alcohol concentration of .15% or higher.
The reason for this enhancement is justified by statistics. Most drivers who have consumed alcohol have low blood alcohol concentrations, and few of these drivers are involved in fatal crashes. On the hand, while only a relatively few number of drivers have blood alcohol concentrations higher than .15%, a much higher proportion of those drivers have fatal crashes.
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