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*Alcohol is a Central Nervous System Depressant. *The first effect of alcohol is impairment of judgment. Mental faculties are affected before physical faculties. What is alcohol?. IMPAIRED JUDGEMENT??. The Great State of Texas. Texas Statistics.
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*Alcohol is a Central Nervous System Depressant. *The first effect of alcohol is impairment of judgment. Mental faculties are affected before physical faculties. What is alcohol?
Texas Statistics • Texas leads the nation in alcohol related fatalities and has held this title for several years. • More people die on Texas roadways due to alcohol related crashes, than in any other state. • One person is killed every 5 hours and someone is seriously injured every 20 minutes by a drunk driver.
The alcohol impaired fatality rate in Texas was 45%, while the national average was 32%. Texas had a total of 3,466 traffic fatalities. Out of that total, there were 1,544 fatal crashes due to alcohol impaired drivers. More than 55% of the impaired drivers involved in these fatality crashes had a BAC of .15 or greater. 2006 Texas Statistics
Texas Statistics • Texas leads the nation in alcohol related traffic fatalities. We also lead the nation in DWI arrests with an average of 90,000 arrests yearly. • Four people are killed everyday in the State of Texas by a drunk driver. • Impaired drivers with a BAC level of .08 or higher that were involved in a fatal crash are 8 times more likely to have a prior conviction for DWI than drivers with no alcohol.
Blood Alcohol Concentration The number of grams of alcohol found in 100 milliliters of a person’s blood. *What is the BAC for DWI in the State of Texas? What is the definition of intoxicated as it applies here?
BAC and Intoxication • A BAC of 0.08% is considered legally intoxicated (From Penal Code 49.01) in the State of Texas. • Intoxicated means not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by the introduction of alcohol or drugsinto the body; or having a BAC of 0.08%.
Why Enforce DWI? • Officer Schale with the Irving Police Dept. was waiting to assist motorists whom were following a drunk driver. The officer was sitting still and the drunk driver hit him at over 60 MPH.