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It is illegal in the State of Virginia to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or above. The .08 percent limit is the benchmark for the "impaired" driver throughout the United States. In the State of Virginia, the BAC limit is lower for commercial drivers (.04) and drivers under the age of 21 (.02). The Virginia DUI law also prohibits driving under the influence of controlled substances and prescription drugs that may impair a drivers ability to navigate the roads safely. Learn more.
Alcohol impaired driving is one of America’s most-often-committed and deadliest crimes. Overall in 2007, nearly 13,000 people were killed in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator with an illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. Learn more.
In 2007, the 12,998 fatalities in alcohol-impaired driving crashes represent an average of one alcohol-impaired driving fatality every 40 minutes. Learn more.
The first time you are arrested and convicted of drunk driving in the State of Virginia you will receive a minimum fine of $250 and your drivers license will be suspended for 1 year. Learn more.
Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Learn more. (pdf)
Three in every 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lives. Learn more.
Those caught drinking and driving underage will be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. Learn more.