Monday
Jan242011
Maryland DWI / DUI Help
You might not be drunk but in Maryland the per se breath or blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08%, which by law renders you driving while intoxicated (DWI). Please note that even with a lower BAC you can still be arrested for DUI (driving under the influence), if you are under the influence of drugs or if an officer concludes that your driving ability is impaired. If you exhibit lack of coordination, have bloodshot, watery eyes, incoherent speech, alcohol on the breath, or have admitted to having “a few drinks”, this can be used as subjective evidence against you in a criminal court trial. A refusal to take a BAC test can also be used as evidence at a Maryland DUI trial as “consciousness of guilt”.