DUI/DWI Basics

DUI/DWI tickets are issued in Delaware when you’re caught drinking and driving. DUI stands for “driving under the influence” and DWI stands for “driving while intoxicated.” Some states distinguish between these two terms, but in Delaware, they are one and the same. You can get a DUI ticket for not only drinking and driving, but also for doing drugs and driving. Even legal, prescription drugs might be a downfall for you, if they affect your driving unsafely.

Delaware DUI tickets are not given out just to people who look and act drunk. While these indicators, along with field sobriety tests, can help an officer determine whether or not you might be drunk, your official DUI status is based on you BAC – the amount of alcohol in your blood. This can be tested through breath, blood, or urine tests, and by law, you have to take the chemical test if you are asked to do so. Refusal means that your license is automatically revoked.

DUI laws in Delaware are set in place to help protect you, your passengers, and other people on the road – pedestrians, drivers, and passengers. Alcohol slows your reaction time, clouds your judgment, and affects your vision. Every year, alcohol is a part of thousands of traffic fatalities across the country. Be safe – if you’re going to drink, don’t drive.