Driving a vehicle while intoxicated is considered a serious offense. After all, the driver threatens not only his health, but also the life of those around him. It is for this reason that lawmakers propose toughening the responsibility for such actions of a person driving. After all, if a citizen drank alcohol and then got behind the wheel, then it is likely that he will commit a road accident. Because due to the actions of such drivers on the roads, hundreds and even thousands of people die annually. More information about what punishment is provided for drunken motorists will be described in this article.
A little about the main thing
On the roads of our state there are a lot of traffic accidents. However, most of them arise through the fault of drunk drivers. In addition, these citizens do not even think that they endanger other participants in the movement. And despite the fact that lawmakers have already imposed criminal sanctions for re-driving the vehicle while intoxicated, this is not particularly scary for fans of drunken driving. On the road, they are not getting smaller. This is very sad, nevertheless it is.
What awaits
What awaits the driver when driving a vehicle while intoxicated? Here you need to understand everything in order. First you need to say that the drunk driver, who will stop the traffic police, will be subjected to administrative sanctions.
Currently, the fine for driving while drunk is 30 thousand. Also, the driver is temporarily deprived of their rights (for a period of 1.5 to two years). But this is only if the actions of the latter do not contain signs of a criminal act.
It seems that the sanctions are quite strict, but there are no less drunk drivers. Indeed, many of them are simply used to driving while intoxicated. This happens especially often in cases where a person previously registered with a narcologist receives a driver’s license and then starts drinking alcohol again even while driving.
Driving in a state of intoxication is dangerous not only for people around you, but also for the driver himself, who may not be able to cope with the moving car and die in an accident without causing any harm to other participants in the movement.
In society
Drunken driving is always condemned by people around. Moreover, even ordinary citizens, and not legislators, advocate that drunk drivers be forever deprived of their driver’s license and imposed considerable fines for payment. Indeed, through the fault of the latter, innocent people and even small children most often die.
By law
As mentioned earlier, the sanctions for driving a vehicle while intoxicated are very severe. Nevertheless, it is necessary to consider in more detail the types of punishments for this prescribed in the Code of Administrative Offenses. So, the sanctions for driving while intoxicated are presented in the form of a fine - this is thirty thousand, as well as deprivation of the right to drive a car for a period of one and a half to two years.
If the owner of the car transferred control of this vehicle to a drunk person, then he will have to suffer the same punishment as in the first case.
In a situation where a drunken motorist was stopped by traffic police, and he did not have rights, or he was already stripped of his rights (if there is no criminal offense here), the offender will receive a fine of thirty thousand or an arrest in police detention center from ten to 15 days.
So there is very little pleasant in drunk driving. After all, problems with the law cannot be avoided here.
Repeatedly
If the driver, who had already been administratively punished for drunk driving, is once again behind the wheel of a vehicle while intoxicated, he may even face a prison term. Article 264.1 was introduced in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation not so long ago, but many citizens have already experienced the effect of this legal norm. After all, it contains sanctions for re-managing the vehicle while intoxicated, which is a gross violation of the law.
In addition, a person who has a criminal record under article 264 of the Criminal Code (only in parts 2, 4 and 6) may be held liable for violation of traffic rules by a citizen who has already been subjected to administrative punishment for drunk driving. This must be remembered. After all, drunken driving can lead to irreversible consequences.
From practice
Over the past year, justices of the peace examined a large number of criminal and administrative cases in which the driver was accused of driving a vehicle while intoxicated. In 2017, the number of fatal accidents was slightly reduced. But the number of accidents caused by drunk drivers, in which people were seriously injured, increased several times.
In several criminal cases under Art. 264.1 of the Criminal Code, drivers received various punishments, but as a result of their illegal actions they lost their license for three years. Is it a lot or a little? Probably a little, given the fact that everything could end for others rather sadly.
Most violators were fined by the judiciary. Driving a vehicle while intoxicated is a gross violation of traffic rules. Therefore, the amount of this sanction is considerable - from 200 to 300 thousand. For a middle-income citizen, this is a serious punishment. In addition, deprivation of rights for several years is still added to the fine.
Thus, many of the convicts immediately lose their desire to drive while intoxicated. Indeed, in addition to penalties, many convicts may even lose their freedom. The choice of punishment will depend on the discretion of the court.
Important
I would like to say right away that a drunk man at the wheel is a criminal who, realizing all the wrongfulness and illegality of his actions, still gets into the car while intoxicated and starts moving. Most often, he does not think that he can harm anyone. And this despite the fact that other cars, in which passengers are located, drive along the roads, pedestrians move along the streets. However, most road traffic crashes occur solely due to a violation of the rules of driving by drunk drivers.
According to traffic regulations, driving in a state of intoxication is considered a serious offense. The driver may lose not only rights, but also be deprived of liberty (in cases established by law).
If through the fault of a drunken offender people were severely injured, then he can be sent to a colony for four years. In addition, in the form of additional sanctions, the judicial authority deprives him of a driver’s license (only up to three years).
If through the fault of a drunken citizen at the wheel a person died, then he will be assigned the most severe punishment (under article up to seven years) in the colony. If there are two or more victims in the accident, then the sanctions will be even stricter (a prison term of up to 9 years).
What is planned
So, driving a car while intoxicated is simply unacceptable, and this should be punished by law. At present, deputies are discussing the issue of increasing the fine for driving a vehicle while intoxicated. Article 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses provides that a drunken offender is fined thirty thousand.
According to many experts in the field of road law, this is a very small amount compared to what the consequences may be.Indeed, for many citizens who are constantly violating traffic rules, a drunk drive is becoming the norm. Although the law is unacceptable.
Note
The most interesting thing is that responsibility under Art. 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (control of a vehicle while intoxicated) occurs only if the amount of alcohol in the human body exceeds 0.16 ppm. Such a rule is now in the law.
If during the medical examination this figure is higher, then the drunk driver will be punished.
Need to remember
The law prohibits the management of vehicles in a state of intoxication. Responsibility for such actions can be not only administrative, but also criminal. In addition, a law-abiding person will never allow serious problems to arise. Moreover, no one wants to get a criminal record for their own rash actions.
It should also be noted that a fine of thirty thousand can be impressive even for a citizen who lives well enough and does not need money. Indeed, in addition to it, deprivation of rights is attached. A citizen who is used to being in his car all the time is unlikely to quickly get used to being a temporary pedestrian. That is why every person who drank at least a small amount of alcohol should not drive. After all, this threatens him with serious punishment. It is necessary to remember this.
Total
In order to avoid problems with the law, you do not need to drive while intoxicated. Each driver must think not only about himself, but also about other citizens. Indeed, because of his illegal actions, innocent people can seriously suffer or die.
The severity of the punishment for driving while drunk is due to the fact that the person driving is unable to completely control himself, he has a weak reaction, a sleepy or, conversely, aggressive state.
After all, very often it happens that a citizen, quarreling with someone from relatives or friends, drinks alcohol and gets behind the wheel, where he continues to drink alcohol. Then, having lost control, he commits a road accident in which people die. Thus, it turns out that the driver not only did not solve his problems with the help of alcohol, but also created new ones with serious consequences. Indeed, for an accident in which people died, he would have to face criminal punishment. After which he will have a criminal record and all the negative consequences associated with it.
Therefore, you need to drive only in a sober state. This will allow a person to protect themselves and others from the tragic consequences.