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Pennsylvania Drunk Driving Laws and Statistics

Pennsylvania Drunk Driving Laws

  • BAC Limit: 0.08
  • Enhanced Penalty BAC Level: 0.16
  • Zero Tolerance Level: 0.02
  • Implied Consent Law: Yes
  • License Suspension 1st Offense: 1 Year
  • License Suspension 2nd Offense: 1 Year
  • License Suspension 3rd Offense: 1 Year
  • Mandatory Jail Time: After 2nd Offense
  • Mandatory Alcohol Education: After 2nd Offense
  • Mandatory Alcohol Treatment: After 2nd Offense
  • Ignition Interlock Device: After 2nd Offense
  • Vehicle Confiscation: Yes
  • Hardship License: No
  • Open Container Law: For driver and passengers

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Pennsylvania Drunk Driving Fatalities

Total Fatalities BAC=.00 BAC=.01-.07 BAC=.08+
1409 909 78 500

Pennsylvania Drunk Driving News

Court Disapproves Pennsylvania DUI Stop for Too Many Air Fresheners - DUIAttorney.com

Court Disapproves Pennsylvania DUI Stop for Too Many Air Fresheners DUIAttorney.com Drivers in Pennsylvania can breathe their artificially pine-scented air a little easier as they drive, thanks to a ruling that came down from the Superior ... more...

Team 4: Young Victim's Father Wants To Close DUI Loophole - ThePittsburghChannel.com

Team 4: Young Victim\'s Father Wants To Close DUI Loophole ThePittsburghChannel.com BENTLEYVILLE, Pa. -- A Team 4 investigation exposed the weakness in Pennsylvania\'s law -- no matter how many times convicted drunken drivers get caught ... and more » more...

Pa. official convicted despite hung jury in drunken driving trial - Pocono Record

Pa. official convicted despite hung jury in drunken driving trial Pocono Record CARLISLE (AP) ? A state official faces at least 30 days in prison after a central Pennsylvania jury deadlocked in his drunken driving trial but a judge then ... and more » more...

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penndot and Police to Focus on Underage Drinking During National ... PR-CANADA.net (press release) Motorists will see an increased police presence on the highways starting on Friday, as more than 600 municipal police departments and Pennsylvania State ... more...

Police: One man DUI, other lied about it - York Daily Record

Police: One man DUI, other lied about it York Daily Record Pennsylvania State Police said they arrested a man for DUI and a hit-and-run in Jefferson on Friday, then arrested a second man who gave them a false story ... more...

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