It looks like PA DUI lawyers can expect to be busy over the upcoming three day weekend. According to the Wayne Independent, Pennsylvania State police will have PA DUI checkpoints throughout all of Wayne County during Memorial Day weekend.
The state troopers will also be driving in patrols in order to ensure that the public is safe from drunk drivers that may be out on Pennsylvania highways during the holiday weekend.
Both the PA DUI checkpoints and patrols will have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to enforcing the law. This means that if you get pulled over for a possible DUI, you may need to have your Pennsylvania DUI attorney on speed dial.
However, make sure that you know your rights during a DUI checkpoint. While every driver has the right to refuse to take any chemical tests during a DUI checkpoint, Pennsylvania has an implied consent law. This means that drivers are required to submit to chemical testing if they are suspected of a DUI. If they refuse to a chemical test, the state may allow for mandatory suspension of their drivers' license, usually for six months to a year.
What is the reason for the strict enforcement? It seems that in the state of Pennsylvania, there is an average of 40 crashes related a DUI per day. Another scary statistic is how those crashes result in 1.4 deaths and 37 people injured on average.
DUIs are typically a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania with penalties ranging from a $300 fine all the way up to a prison sentence of five years.
So before you break out the alcohol for the weekend festivities, make sure you have a designated driver. And if you do get pulled over for a DUI, make sure to speak with one of many PA DUI lawyers.
Related Resources:
- DUI Checkpoints Get More Funding (FindLaw's Philadelphia DUI Blog)
- Cops Worried About Tweets of DUI Checkpoints (FindLaw's Philadelphia DUI Blog)
- Browse PA DUI Lawyers (FindLaw)
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