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rink driving criminal penalties: driving under the influence of alcohol is punishable in criminal law if the level of alcohol in the breath exceeds 0.60 milligrams per litre (equivalent to 1.2 grams per litre of blood), regardless of whether or not an accident has occurred. As such a crime is punishable in criminal law, the driver is given a quick or ordinary trial and must be defended by a lawyer.
If the driver is involved in a traffic accident, this offence can also give rise to other charges such as injury and manslaughter, etc. and may also yield damages for civil liability. We are specialists in cases of drink driving.
