COLLEGE DRUNK DRIVING STATISTICS
53% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AGES 18 TO 22 DRANK IN THE PAST 30 DAYS.
OVER 1,500 DEATHS OF STUDENTS AGES 18 TO 24 ARE RELATED TO DRINKING ANNUALLY.
FATALITIES RESULTING FROM ALCOHOL-RELATED VEHICULAR INJURY IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.
10% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE DRIVEN AFTER CONSUMING MORE THAN FIVE DRINKS.
Tips for Parents to Give Teens to Prevent Drunk Driving in College
- CREATE A PLAN WITH YOUR CHILD IN COLLEGE TO PREVENT DRINKING AND DRIVING.
- THE PLAN COULD INCLUDE AN EMERGENCY CREDIT CARD TO TAKE A CAB OR AN UBER, A TRUSTED ADULT WHO COULD PICK THEM UP IN AN EMERGENCY, OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT.
- SPEAK HONESTLY ABOUT DANGERS AND RISKS.
- STAY AWAY FROM OTHER STUDENTS WHO DRINK AND DRIVE.
- KNOW YOUR LIMITS AND UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON YOUR BODY.
- HAVE FUN NIGHTS IN. NOT ALL PARTIES OR FUN TIMES MUST INVOLVE TRAVEL.
What to Do If Charged with Drunk Driving in College
- MANY STATES HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR INTOXICATION WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE DRIVER IS UNDER 21. “BUZZED” DRIVING COULD BE ILLEGAL, TOO.
- CONTACT AN EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
- COMPLY WITH AUTHORITIES AND ACT WITH RESPECT.
- DO NOT ADMIT GUILT OR ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT YOUR LAWYER PRESENT.
- YOUR LAWYER CAN WORK TO PROVE YOU WERE NOT GUILTY, SEEK REDUCE CHARGES, ARGUE FOR A MORE LENIENT PUNISHMENT, DISPROVE YOUR LIKELIHOOD TO RE-OFFEND, AND MORE, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.