Have You Been in an Accident? Call a New York Car Accident Lawyer

In the state of New York it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration over .08. At .08 a person is legally considered drunk and if someone drives with a blood alcohol level over .08 they will be charged with a DWI. A DWI stands for Driving While Intoxicated.

There are a number of reasons why you might want to challenge being ticketed for a DWI.

1. The police officer may not have followed the correct procedure.

2. Possibly your blood alcohol concentration tests weren’t given properly.

3. Your rights may not have been provided.

DWI charges can have a devastating effect on a person's life. If you or a loved one feels they have been wrongly accused of a DWI, contact the nearest New York car accident lawyer. They can help you begin the process of challenging your DWI accident accusation.

Being charged with a DWI can become enormously time consuming and have expensive consequences such as: increased insurance premiums, possible jail sentences, substantial fines, and a possible loss of license.

To try to avoid these consequences a New York car accident attorney will go over police reports and determine if you were fairly treated during your DWI arrest. A New York car accident lawyer will do this by looking at different aspects of the accident including the blood alcohol test levels of the driver. A drivers’ blood alcohol concentration also known as a BAC depends on five things.

The first two things that have an overall effect on a persons BAC is body weight and gender. A person with a lighter body weight is more likely to have a higher BAC. This is because someone who is lighter has less tissue to absorb the alcohol so more of it goes into your blood stream. Also, females are generally lighter and smaller than males and can be more adversely affected by alcohol. This is because females have lower levels of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol so it has a greater effect on their body and actually stays in their body longer.

The third thing that would have an overall effect on a persons BAC is the amount of alcohol they consume. Someone who drinks four alcoholic beverages is more likely to have a higher BAC than someone who only has one drink. Another thing that affects a persons’ BAC is how much food is in their system before and while they are drinking. It is never advised to drink on an empty stomach because food slows the rate of absorption of alcohol into the blood stream. One final reason why a persons BAC would be affected is the amount of alcohol you drink in a certain amount of time. Consuming three drinks in one hour is more likely to give a person a higher BAC than having three drinks spread out over four hours.