There are several levels of DUI charges: Impaired to the Slightest Degree, Regular DUI, Extreme DUI, Aggravated DUI and Super DUI. It may seem like you don’t have anything to fight if you were stopped and blew over .08 and arrested for DUI. However, several questions need to be asked:
Did the Police Office have cause to stop you?
Did the officer have cause to ask you to submit to a field sobriety test?
Are there other reasons you may not have ‘passed’ a field sobriety test?
Did the officer gather all evidence properly?
Were all tests administered according to correct procedure?
Driving under the influence is the crime or offense of driving, operating, or being in control of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs, to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely.
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Driving while intoxicated refers to intoxication by alcohol to a level that renders the driver incapable of operation a motor vehicle safely. A DWI is more severe than a DUI, as it often is accompanied by a test to prove, in no uncertain terms, that the driver was intoxicated.
Arizona enforces drunk driving laws harshly. A DUI/DWI conviction can have a lifetime of consequences. Here are a few of the most common DUI/DWI charges/offenses.
