Georgia is one of only three States across the country, a ban on Sunday have been the sale of alcohol in stores. Changed last month when the House approved Senate Bill 10. The legislation would local cities, the question set out at the elections to participate in allow. Until the next year Sunday sale of alcohol in u-Bahn-Atlanta could reality and other locales.

Most of the support for the Bill came from shops, the alcohol industry, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and other business groups. The Bill was advised against and ground to a halt in the legislation by Republican leaders for the past four years. Many conservative against the law States that it would lead to an increase of alcohol-related road deaths. Some consider that even if certain counties and cities not approve Sunday sale of alcohol, the it from the be affected around those action.

DUI in Georgia

Driving under the influence of alcohol is already a serious problem in Georgia according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. From 1994-2008 406.5 alcohol-related deaths per year occurred, and this represented an average of 25.8% of all road deaths per year.

In Georgia is a person affected by alcohol, if 08 or later have a blood alcohol level (BAC). Running a driver a motor vehicle with a BAC at this level or higher, they will be charged with two statutory offenses. You are with DUI or driving under the influence and which is charged or higher "per se" offence, driving with a BAC of 0.08%. First and second offenses are misdemeanors during 3rd and subsequent offenses are high and aggravated offences.

Deaths and alcohol

Many innocent lives are cost by alcohol-related accidents in Georgia County on a weekly basis. Only the last Monday evening, a recent college graduate named Liam Rattray was killed after hit on his motorcycle by a drunk driver. The young man was only graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Tech and an American citizen had before only three months. He drove his motorcycle in urban Atlanta, when he was hit from behind by Darrin Murphy, a 42 year old who was driving, while intoxicated. The man is to to with first degree homicide, tight and DUI be retained.

This month, 57-year-old Georgia was charged with judge also speeding, open containers, and driving under the influence. In still another case just last week was arrested 33-year-old pilot, when he was involved in a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Georgia's roadways. The 58-year-old woman in the other car died at the scene. The pilot is with first-degree astronaut homicide, DUI and error, a traffic control signal obey withheld.

Alcohol-related accidents know no age limits, and young people are victims of much time. Already in February in Douglas County, were a group of young people in a SUV drive involved in an accident when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Drunk the driver had, and a boy was thrown from the SUV and killed, while two others were injured in the crash. The young pays with astronaut homicide and DUI is.

The destruction driving under influence of alcohol in the life which people can lead is enormous. While some, that it is harmless may think, can the decision to allow, the sale of alcohol for one more day of drunken drivers increase the number on the weekend. An increase of drunkenness is no good thing, because you often results in the loss of innocent life.

If you or someone you love the seriously injured or was killed by a drunk driver, can Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, seek the righteousness and the compensation that you deserve, as we have done for those in very Georgia more than 27 years. Drunk driving accident attorneys represent our Georgia customers in all Georgia, including but not limited to Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, helping Warner Robins and all the smaller towns and rural areas in the State. Call us today for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333), or visit us on the Internet at www.montlick.com. No matter where you are in Georgia we are only a phone call away, and we come to you.

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