When the driver is not sober
From 1 January to 1 May 2011, there have been 574 car accidents that have left 60 dead and 832 with physical injuries of various degrees.
Out of the car accidents, 16 were due to drunk driving, leaving 2 dead and 30 with physical injuries of different degrees.
In the past four months, road patrol officers have prepared 478 cases in accordance with Articles 124 and 126 of the RA Code "On Violations of Administrative Law", including
1. For passing the red light or exceeding the speed limit when the driver is not sober (1).
2. For drivers under the influence of just alcohol (279)
3. For drivers under the influence of one liter of pure alcohol that has exceeded 0.5 milligram or if the ingredients of alcohol exceed 1.6 grams of the driver's one liter of blood (143).
4. For drivers under the influence of over 0.5 milligrams of pure alcohol or when the ingredients of alcohol exceed 1.6 grams of a liter of blood of a bus driver or taxi driver (8).
5. For evading an alcohol test in accordance with the prescribed order (19).
6. For acts foreseen by the above mentioned points 3 to 5 when the person driving the car has no right to drive (27).
7. For drunk driving the second time after a year when the driver has not received the right to drive (1).
According to the RA Code "On Violations of Administrative Law", a driver is not considered sober if an inspection shows that the alcohol in one liter of his blood exceeds 0.8 grams or if there is over 0.4 milligrams of alcohol in the air that the person exhales.
A driver's state of being sober can be determined through technological devices or a medical expert examination. A medical expert examination determines how sober a driver is based on the pure alcohol in the blood or drugs and sedative substances in the urine, reports the press service of the RA Police.
