In Florida, the maximum legal limit for blood alcohol content is .08. However, the public does not understand how many drinks it would take for a driver to become legally impaired. The rate of an individual becoming intoxicated can be compared to a mathematical formula depending on the size, sex, amount of alcohol consumed, and amount of food and sleep intake during the day, including the overall health of the drinker.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration equates one drink to 1/2 ounce or exactly .54 ounces of alcohol. One drink is considered a shot of distilled alcohol, a five ounce glass of wine or a twelve ounce beer. For each thirty to forty minutes of drinking, the human body burns off .01 of its blood alcohol content.
Metabolism and differences in water content in the body has an effect on the way men versus woman digest alcohol. Women generally have a higher level of water in their systems and thus remove the alcohol from the blood at a quicker pace. Depending on the size and sex of the individual determines the amount of drinks for them to become legally intoxicated. It would take approximately two drinks for 120 woman to reach a blood alcohol content of .08 and four drinks for a man that weighed 180 pounds. However, even if a driver possesses a blood alcohol level below .08, an officer has discretion to charge the driver with DUI anyway if their behavior provides probable cause that the they are under the influence.
If you or a loved one has been charged with DUI, contact a knowledgeable Polk County attorney to fight the charges against you. Musca Law has over 100 years of combined legal experience with convenient offices across the State of Florida. I understand that there is more than one side to the story. You have only one shot in Court, make it count. Contact a reputable Polk County DUI attorney for a free consultation.
