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Question: Which U.S. holiday statistically has the most recorded DUI's each year?
Answer: New Year's Eve.
Question: Which U.S. holiday statistically has the most recorded DUI-related deadly vehicle crashes each year?
Answer: July 4th.
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New Year's Eve is more than just the last day of every year; it is also the holiday with the most arrests made by law enforcement agencies across the United States for suspected drinking and driving. This dubious distinction, however, does not extend to fatal crashes related to driving under the influence (DUI). According to data collected and compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 2000 to 2009, the Fourth of July is the deadliest U.S. holiday with regard to DUI.
I. ARRESTS vs. CRASHES
Some holidays yield larger numbers of DUI and DWI arrests and citations across different jurisdictions. For example, in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, citations are generally greater on New Year's Eve, but deadly vehicle crashes involving blood alcohol content (BAC) levels higher than the law allows are more likely to occur on July 4th. Interestingly, the day thanks, "Thanksgiving," has also figured prominently as a day of DUI crashes in recent years. In fact, Thanksgiving has also steadily edged upward past New Year's Eve in DUI-related deadly crashes.
Three and four-day weekends are also influential in the number of DUI arrests made.
II. Influencing Factors
A great number of DUI arrests made during New Year's Eve are the result of saturation patrols and checkpoints or roadblocks, which may or may not have been divulged to the public beforehand (but should have been by law).
The constitutionality of these roadblocks has been challenged many times; the Supreme Court of the United States has stated that these checkpoints are unconstitutional but lawful because they serve the noble purpose of combating drunk driving. The problem with the Supreme Court's rationale is that roadblocks seem to boost DUI arrest levels but appear to do nothing to reduce the number of fatal car crashes involving alcohol.
It is not surprising that the Fourth of July in Maryland and D.C. is deadlier than New Year's Eve in terms of DUI. This area is populous state and has a strong sense of car culture and plenty of public outdoor areas.
A typical Fourth of July celebration involves grilling and cold beer during a softball game before night falls and the fireworks start. Police resources are more likely to be utilized to prevent public disturbances at crowded events than on highways during the Fourth of July; this may explain the lower DUI arrests but higher rate of fatalities.
III. ABOUT ATTORNEY CHARLES WARE
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Among his numerous other legal awards and honors such as "America's Best Attorneys and Counselors", U.S. Super Lawyer, "Top Lawyers in America", Top Attorneys and Counselors in the U.S., "Top Lawyers in Maryland", and winner of the national "Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Outstanding Litigation", premier criminal defense attorney Charles Ware is recognized and ranked by hi many satisfied clients as well as his legal peers as "One of the 10 BEST DUI and DWI Attorneys in the State of Maryland," as confirmed from research, surveys and other investigation by The American Institute of DUI and DWI Attorneys [AIDUIA] --- a respected national organization of trial lawyers.
Attorney Ware is also the founder and senior partner of the Maryland-based national business, criminal defense and civil trial law firm Charles Jerome Ware, Attorneys & Counselors, LLC. For an initial courtesy consultation, call Mr. Ware at (410) 730-5016 or (410) 720-6129.
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