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driving under the influence |
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driving under the influence (DUI) n. commonly called "drunk driving," it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit set by statute, which supposedly is the level at which a person cannot drive safely. State statutes vary as to what that level is, but it ranges from .08 to .10. Driving on private property such as a parking lot is no defense, but sitting in a non-moving vehicle without the ignition on probably is (sometimes resulting in a charge of "drunk in and about a vehicle"). This is a misdemeanor and is variously referred to as DUI, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, or a "deuce". How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| McAtee, a 31-year-old city employee, was charged with assault, criminal mischief, driving under the influence of intoxicants and disorderly conduct. : 24, on a Lane County warrant for first-degree failure to appear; on a Eugene warrant for delivery of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, driving under the influence of intoxicants and failure to appear on a charge of reckless driving. State police said their preliminary enforcement statistics during this year's holiday weekend show that troopers arrested 79 people for driving under the influence of intoxicants, which was down slightly from last year, when troopers made 88 drunken-driving arrests. |
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