The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that a motor vehicle crashes is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver (or a non-occupant – pedestrian or bicyclist) involved is determined to have a blood alcohol level – BAL or blood alcohol content – BAC of at least .01 gram per deciliter or higher. The national minimum for all states is now a BAC of .08 which is considered an impaired driver.

A DUI lawyer Tampa, Florida counsels his or her clients to cooperate with law enforcement at the scene of an accident whether the accident was their fault or not because the alcohol will play a major factor in the determining the status of the overall outcome of any trial.

An attorney for a drunk driver could help to reduce the impact of what a judge would likely impose as punishment upon the intoxicated driver if the driver is willing to ‘bend’ a little. And by this, the attorney means volunteering to have an interlock system installed in their vehicle. The interlock system is a mechanism in which a person breathes into a tube which tests the breath and if it’s positive for alcohol, the engine of the car will not start.