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Preventing Drunk Driving

Preventing Drunk Driving. Kyle Scott and Laura Gann. Why This Problem Needs To Be Addressed. - Innocent lives are lost every day due to one bad decision -People continue to drink and drive after getting caught once -Punishments are not severe enough to prevent drunk driving

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Preventing Drunk Driving

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  1. Preventing Drunk Driving Kyle Scott and Laura Gann

  2. Why This Problem Needs To Be Addressed • -Innocent lives are lost every day due to one bad decision • -People continue to drink and drive after getting caught once • -Punishments are not severe enough to prevent drunk driving • -It affects anyone who gets on the road

  3. Personal Stories • -On September 19th 1999, Jacqui, 20 years old, was in a car with four of her friends when they were hit by an 18-year-old boy on his way home from drinking with some friends. • -The car Jacqui was riding in caught on fire and two of her friends died. • -She survived, but suffered • burns on more than 60% • of her body.

  4. -She lost her hair, nose, ears, left eyelid and much of her vision, and her fingers were amputated • -Now she is a spokesperson against drunk driving

  5. Our close friend drove while under the influence of alcohol and unfortunately killed someone. That served as a wake up call to him and it was the only time he ever drove drunk. After serving his time in jail, he changed his life. He started going to church regularly and has been sober ever since. • However, many drivers who receive their first DUI are do not harm anyone and therefore do not get the necessary wake up call forcing them to change their habits. Without this life changing wake up call, they do not see the danger of driving while intoxicated, and many get further DUI offenses. Increasing punishment on the first DUI can be that wake up call for the offender; one that hopefully will not result in the death of someone else.

  6. Current Punishments In Illinois First Offense • Jail: up to 1 year possible, add up to 6 months if child under 16 in vehicle • Breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BAIID) possible (see next slide for details) • Fine: up to $2,500 • Add $500 minimum if BAC above .16 • Add $1000 minimum if child under 16 in vehicle • License Suspension minimum 1 year • Vehicle Registration Suspension • Community Service: 100 hours minimum if BAC above .16 or 25 days if child under 16 in vehicle

  7. Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) • Any first-time DUI offender who wishes to obtain and is eligible for driving relief during the period of statutory summary suspension, is required to have a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) installed on his/her vehicle. • To be eligible for driving relief, the court must order a Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP) for an offender, and a BAIID will be installed on his/her vehicle through the Secretary of State’s office. • An MDDP and installation of a BAIID allow an offender to drive anywhere at anytime as long as he/she is driving a vehicle installed with a BAIID. • The Secretary of State’s office monitors and reads the BAIID throughout the duration of the permit and the BAIID will alert the Secretary of State’s office if the driver attempts to drive under the influence or tampers with the BAIID device. • A DUI offender may decline the court’s offer to petition for an MDDP and instead choose to restrain from driving during the suspension period. If the offender chooses not to participate in the program and is caught driving a vehicle during the suspension period, they are guilty of a Class 4 felony. • If an offender who participates in the BAIID program is caught driving a vehicle without a BAIID device installed they are guilty of a Class 4 felony. Penalties include possible imprisonment of 1-3 years, a minimum of 30 days in jail or 300 hours of community service, and fines of up to $25,000.

  8. Second Offense -Jail: up to 1 year, plus mandatory 5 days in jail or 240 days of community service, add 2 days if BAC above .16, add 1 to3 years if child under 16 in vehicle -Fine: up to $2,500, add $1,250 minimum if BAC above .16, add up to $25,000 if child under 16 in vehicle -License Suspension: minimum 5 years(if within 20 years of previous) -Vehicle registration suspension -Community service: minimum 25 days if child under 16 in vehicle

  9. Third Offense -Jail: 3 to 7 years, add 90 days mandatory if BAC above .16, add 1 to 3 years if child under 16 present in vehicle -Fine: up to $2,500, add $2,500 minimum if BAC above .16, add mandatory $25,000 if child under 16 in vehicle -License suspension: minimum 10 years -Vehicle registration suspension -Community service: minimum 25 days if child under 16 in vehicle

  10. Fourth offense -Jail: possible 3 to 7 years -Fines: up to $25,000, add minimum $5,000 if BAC is above .16, add $25,000 if child under 16 present in vehicle plus 25 days community service benefiting children -Revocation of driving privileges for life with no relief available -Suspension of vehicle registration

  11. Fifth Offense -Jail: possible 4-15 years -Fines: up to $25,000, add $5,000 if BAC is above .16, add $25,000 if child under 16 present in vehicle plus 25 days community service benefiting children -Revocation of driving privileges for life with no relief -Suspension of vehicle registration

  12. Sixth Offense -Jail: possible 6-30 years -Fines: up to $25,000, add $5,000 if BAC is above .16, add $25,000 if child under 16 present in vehicle plus 25 days community service benefiting children -Revocation of driving privileges for life with no relief -Suspension of vehicle registration

  13. Additional Consequences of a DUI • -Permanent on driving record. • -Offender may lose work time. • -Offender is required to complete an alcohol/drug evaluation and an alcohol/drug remedial education course or substance abuse treatment program before driving privileges are reinstated. • -Offender must meet the requirements of the Secretary of State’s Department of Administrative Hearings prior to obtaining an RDP. • -Offender’s vehicle may be impounded or seized. • -A BAIID may be installed on the offender’s vehicle as a condition of driving relief. • -Offender is required to carry high-risk auto insurance for 3 years. • -Offender’s vehicle registration will be suspended.

  14. This year, 10,839 people will die in drunk driving crashes Every 15 minutes, someone DIES in a drunk driving accident 50,000 Americans die each year by alcohol related accidents Total drunk driving deaths in the US as of 6:49 on May 7= 72,568 One in three people will be involved in an alcohol related crash in their lifetime An average drunk driver has driven drunk 87 times before first arrest 50 to 75% of convicted drunk drivers continue to drive on a suspended license Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens and one out of three of those is alcohol related 2 in 5 Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash at some time Every minute, one person is injured from an alcohol related crash

  15. Our Plan • -Our goal is to make the first and second offenses have greater consequences in hopes that there will not be a 3rd,4th,5th or more offenses to the same driver. • -With more at stake, we hope drivers will reconsider getting into a car while under the influence of alcohol. • -After serving the punishment for the first offense, we hope the offender will make a better decision next time and NOT drive while intoxicated, in fear of receiving more punishment. • -We want the offender to learn their lesson from the first offense, not the 5th or 6th.

  16. -To make the consequences for the 1st and 2nd offenses more drastic to prevent further offenses we want to: • -Increase the jail time to a mandatory 2 years regardless of the passenger’s age or the driver’s BAC level • -Change the minimum fine to $25,000 like it is for further offenses • -Add 25 days mandatory community service like it is for further offenses

  17. Why Our Plan Works • -These punishments are already in effect for the 4th, 5th and 6th offenses, so it is not such a drastic change • -We do not want it to take 6 offenses for the driver to learn their lesson • -Implementing severe punishments the first time around will prevent future accidents by giving the offender a wake up call • -The driver will not want to go through all the consequences again, so we hope they will make the choice to not drink and drive

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