{"id":1528,"date":"2022-04-18T21:41:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2022-04-18T21:41:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:41:33","slug":"what-happens-if-you-hurt-someone-in-a-drunk-driving-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/what-happens-if-you-hurt-someone-in-a-drunk-driving-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens if You Hurt Someone in a Drunk Driving Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driving while drunk isn\u2019t just frowned upon in California<\/em>, it\u2019s illegal. While you\u2019re allowed to go out and have a good time, if that good time involves drinking alcohol, you need to pay careful attention to how much you consume. As soon as your blood alcohol level reaches 0.08%, you\u2019re no longer legally allowed to drive. <\/p>\n

What Happens if You Get Caught Drunk Driving in California?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t assume that just because you\u2019ve never had a drunk driving offense<\/em> that you have nothing to worry about the first time you\u2019re charged with drunk driving in California. Even though it\u2019s your first offense, it\u2019s still going to have a massive impact on your immediate future.<\/p>\n

First the fines. California law is written in such a way that in addition to being required to pay anywhere from $390-$1,000 in fines, you can also pay something that\u2019s called penalty assessments. <\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re convicted of first-time drunk driving the judge has the option of sentencing you to jail time. This is in addition to the fines. While there\u2019s no mandatory jail time for a first-time drunk driving conviction, the judge could decide that you need to spend 48 hours to 6 months in jail.<\/p>\n

Plan on losing your driving privileges. As soon as you\u2019ve been officially convicted of your first DUI<\/a>, your license will be suspended for six months. If you refused to submit to a bloc alcohol concentration test, an administrative license suspension could also be enforced which would mean losing your license for a full year.<\/p>\n

What Happens if Someone is Injured Because you Were Driving Drunk in California<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s no way of getting around the fact that if you injure someone while you\u2019re driving drunk<\/a>, you\u2019ll face far more serious consequences for your actions than if you\u2019re simply pulled over. How severe those additional consequences depends on several different factors including:<\/p>\n