Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

In this article I am going to tell you about the consequences of driving drunk. The laws for Wisconsin are if you have a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of .1 or over you get a DUI of OWI. Wisconsin prohibits a person from driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. If a person has two or more OWI violations after January 1, 1989 it will stay on their driver's record permanently.

You do not have to take a chemical test but a refusal on a first OWI offense will result in a one-year license revocation and a 30-day waiting period for an occupational license. On a first OWI offense a person is immediately eligible to apply for an occupational license, there is no waiting period. On a second offense there is a 60-day waiting period. On the third subsequent offenses there is a 90-day waiting period.

Police say drunken driving charges are already hard to prove and now it's getting harder. Investigators say a recent court ruling will make it more difficult to get a blood sample from suspects and lead to more drivers getting off the hook. Ohio's high court ruled hospital blood samples are not admissible in court unless they meet Ohio department of health standards. But, Toledo police say local