Phoenix DUI Lawyer

Charged With DUI? We Can Help

If you have been charged with a DUI or related offense in the Phoenix or Arizona area, you will want to contact Ryan Garvey Attorneys for a free consultation for representation. These charges can have a large impact on your life, and without proper representation, you will have serious consequences.

DUI Lawyers You Can Trust in Phoenix

The Arizona laws break the severity of a DUI into several categories based on the degree to which the driver is intoxicated and how many times the driver has been convicted. A Phoenix DUI defense lawyer can help you make sense of your situation.

Drivers may face Arizona DUI charges if they are caught driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or more. Studies reveal that a .05 BAC level leaves a driver impaired and thus, .08 is the standard BAC level that results in an Arizona DUI offense conviction in the event that a driver is caught driving while intoxicated.

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Arizona DUI Laws

You will face Arizona DUI charges if you are caught driving under the following conditions:

• Driving with a BAC of .08 + within two hours of driving
• Driving with a BAC of .04 + if you hold a commercial drivers license and are operating a commercial vehicle
• Driving with any metabolite of an illegal substance in your body
• Driving under the age of 21 and with any amount of spirituous alcohol in your body
• Driving impaired to any degree as a result of the use of a substance

Consequences of a DUI conviction vary depending on how many times a person has been caught operating a vehicle while being under the influence and the degree of how intoxicated they are.

Some DUI Statistics

• In 2011, the total number of 1,140 children below the age of 14 were killed in auto accidents.  Out of those 1,140 fatalities, 181 occurred in alcohol-impaired driving accidents.
• The rate of alcohol impairment among drivers involved in fatal auto accidents in 2011 was 4.5 times larger at night than during the day.
• In 2011, 15% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-impaired, compared to 31% on weekends.
• In fatal crashes in 2011 the highest percentage of drivers with a BAC level of .08 or higher was for drivers ages 21 to 24.
• The proportion of drivers involved in fatal crashes with BAC levels of .08 or higher was 24% among males and 14 percent among females.
• The percentages of drivers involved in fatal crashes with a BAC level of .08 or higher in 2011 were 29% for motorcycles, 24% for passenger cars, and 21% for trucks.

(Source: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov.)