Florence Woman Faces 3 Counts of Aggravated DUI
Impaired driving has been considered as a threat when it comes to road safety. For the past years, many lives were lost due to impaired driving not only in the United States but also all over the globe. Drunk driving is considered illegal in all jurisdictions within United States.
Incidents of fatal car crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers is high accounting for almost 32 percent of deaths or one-third of the total traffic-related fatalities in 2009 according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). From these total fatalities, 181 were children ages 0 to 14-years-old.
Around 12:20 am on August 5, a Florence woman was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. The 35-year-old woman was seen by an off-duty police officer near Judd and Attaway roads driving erratically. She was pulled over in a school parking lot in Florence.
It was later found out that the suspect was with her 9-year-old daughter who was sleeping in the backseat. Officials also revealed that the driver had bloodshot and watery eyes and her speech was slurred. She failed several sobriety tests and had a BAC level of 0.235.
The driver admitted to the authorities that she had five beers before driving her car. She is now facing three counts of aggravated DUI with a passenger under 15-years-old.
Having impaired drivers on the road can be pose danger to everyone. Thus, we also need to be observant while on the road. The organization MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has some tips to how to spot impaired drivers. Here are some signs of intoxication that we should be aware of:
- Quick acceleration or deceleration
- Tailgating
- Weaving or zig-zagging across the road
- Driving “off road” (i.e. on sidewalks or lawns)
- Almost striking an object, curb, or vehicle
- Erratic braking
- Drifting in and out of traffic lanes
- Signalling that is inconsistent with driving actions
- Slow response to traffic signals (i.e. a sudden stop or delayed start)
- Straddling the center line
- Driving with headlights off at night
- Swerving
- Driving more than 10 mph below the speed limit
- Turning abruptly or illegally
- Driving into opposing traffic on the wrong side of the road
If you have been a victim of alcohol-impaired driving in Arizona and would like to seek compensation, we are available at (602) 457-6222 for a free consultation. Call now and a Chandler drunk driving accident lawyer will be with you shortly.
