Comments on: Drunk driving is an indulgence that can’t be indulged http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/2008/06/drunk-driving-is-an-indulgence-that-cant-be-indulged/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:43:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drunk Driving Accident Law, Lawyers, Jim S. Adler & Associates | Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/2008/06/drunk-driving-is-an-indulgence-that-cant-be-indulged/comment-page-1/#comment-5168 Drunk Driving Accident Law, Lawyers, Jim S. Adler & Associates | Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:18:57 +0000 http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/?p=10#comment-5168 [...] drunk driving to persist unchecked. If you or a loved one has been harmed in such a way, contact a drunk driving lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates for help. Zero-tolerance is not just a stance of some laws and [...] [...] drunk driving to persist unchecked. If you or a loved one has been harmed in such a way, contact a drunk driving lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates for help. Zero-tolerance is not just a stance of some laws and [...]

]]> By: Drunk Driving, Car Accident Lawyer, Jim S. Adler & Associates | Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/2008/06/drunk-driving-is-an-indulgence-that-cant-be-indulged/comment-page-1/#comment-3622 Drunk Driving, Car Accident Lawyer, Jim S. Adler & Associates | Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views Tue, 12 May 2009 21:17:16 +0000 http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/?p=10#comment-3622 [...] Not only did police say the driver tested for blood alcohol levels in excess of the legal limit, but none of the young children in the vehicle were buckled in, much less riding in car seats. Now the driver has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter. [...] [...] Not only did police say the driver tested for blood alcohol levels in excess of the legal limit, but none of the young children in the vehicle were buckled in, much less riding in car seats. Now the driver has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter. [...]

]]> By: Teddy K http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/2008/06/drunk-driving-is-an-indulgence-that-cant-be-indulged/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Teddy K Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:21:45 +0000 http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/?p=10#comment-9 When I moved to Texas, drinking and driving was legal and encouraged. I was told that not only could you drive with an open container but that it was illegal not to have an open container. That was the late '70's. Fast forward to 2008. Open containers are no longer legal. The blood alcohol level to legally have in your system when you drive has decreased. The crackdown is real. Refuse a breath test and they will take your blood to prove you were drunk. New laws are in effect to punish drunk drivers, including new offenses like intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter. Kill someone after a night on the town and you could do 20 years in the state pen. If you must drink, don't drive. If you must drive, don't drink. Not because I care about you (because I couldn't care less about you thoughtless drunks), but because my kid is out there on the road too and I care about him! When I moved to Texas, drinking and driving was legal and encouraged. I was told that not only could you drive with an open container but that it was illegal not to have an open container. That was the late ’70’s.

Fast forward to 2008. Open containers are no longer legal. The blood alcohol level to legally have in your system when you drive has decreased. The crackdown is real. Refuse a breath test and they will take your blood to prove you were drunk.

New laws are in effect to punish drunk drivers, including new offenses like intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter. Kill someone after a night on the town and you could do 20 years in the state pen.

If you must drink, don’t drive. If you must drive, don’t drink. Not because I care about you (because I couldn’t care less about you thoughtless drunks), but because my kid is out there on the road too and I care about him!

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