A CASE OF 'EXTREME' DUI IN ARIZONA

A CASE OF 'EXTREME' DUI IN ARIZONA

On behalf of Richard Suzuki of Suzuki Law Offices, L.L.C. posted in DUI Defense on Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Associated Press reports that a 59-year-old Arizona woman was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving on Tuesday this week. The police officer who pulled her over put her through all the usual tests, like the field sobriety test, which she supposedly failed.

But what makes the case relatively unusual - what makes it "extreme" DUI - is the woman's blood alcohol content. It was 0.211, which was significantly above the legal limit.

Arizona DUI law has a harsher punishment when drivers are convicted of DUI with very high blood alcohol content. This law is unofficially known as "extreme" DUI and "super extreme" DUI. Drivers with blood alcohol content above 0.200, for instance, face weeks in jail.

And the penalties just go up from there with prior DUIs on record.

In this Arizona woman's case, her high blood alcohol content and four prior DUIs mean that she will almost certainly be charged with a felony.