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The Cost of a DUI

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How Many Drinks Does it Take?

Texas DWIs are expensive and include legal fees, fines, court appearances, classes, insurance increases, and other expenses that can quickly rack up and can be upwards of $17,000. Not to mention other damages from a drunk driving accident. But what are the costs here that aren’t taken into consideration? The overall cost of a DUI could also include being sued for a DWI accident by a Drunk driving accident lawyer? Possibly being liable for punitive damages?

personal injury attorney in Houston, TX has insight into the real cost of a drunk driving arrest.

Read on about the real costs of driving drunk.

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Other Factors in Blood Alcohol Levels

Food Consumed
Food Consumed
Body Weight
Body Weight
Medication
Medication

What’s the Illegal Amount / BAC Level?

ANY

UNDER 21

.08

21+

.04

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How BAC Level Affects Driving

Poor Muscle Coordination
Poor Muscle Coordination
IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT
Impaired Judgement
SPEED CONTROL
Speed Control
REDUCED INFO PROCESSING
Reduced Info Processing

When You Get Pulled Over Standardised Field Sobriety Test (SFST)

Horizontal Gaze (Hgn)
Horizontal Gaze (HGN)
Walk & Turn (HGN)
Walk & Turn (HGN)
One-leg Stand (OLS)
Medication

When You Fail The Test

Arrest
Arrest
Criminal Prosecution
Criminal Prosecution
Prison Time
Prison Time

Financial Costs

$17,000
in costs including vehicle towing, bail bonds, attorney fees & court costs
$17,000
doesn’t include lost income, counseling charges, or alternate transportation
$19,200
is the average total cost
Up to $24,000
is the average total cost

How can a DWI accident attorney help?

Loss Of Licence
Loss Of Job
Family Struggle
Permanent Record
School Denial
Public Humiliation

Call Baumgartner Law Firm for Help if You Were Hit By a Drunk Driver

Contact the Houston personal injury law firm of Baumgartner Law Firm at (281) 587-1111.
Baumgartner Law Firm
 
6711 Cypress Creek Pkwy 
Houston, TX, 77069

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