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Attorney Tracey Wood convinces court that prior convictions in another state should not count in Wisconsin. The court agrees and her client is charged with a first drunk driving offense rather than a third. Under Wisconsin law, OWI is operating while intoxicated, the equivalent of drunk driving and includes drugs. A 1st offense is not a crime, but a 3rd offense is a misdemeanor.
 
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Determine Your Blood Alcohol Content Level

A person's blood alcohol content level, together with other factors, impact a drunk driving charge. :: See Also About OWI Blood Tests ::

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Calculating Estimated Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

To estimate the percentage of alcohol in the bloodstream by the number of drinks consumed given a person's weight:

  1. Count your drinks (1 drink equals 1 ounce of 100-proof liquor, one five ounce glass of table wine or one 12-ounce bottle of regular beer).
  2. Use the chart below and under number of "drinks" and opposite "body weight" find the percent of blood alcohol listed.
  3. Subtract from this number the percent of alcohol "burned up" during the time elapsed since your first drink.

This figure is .015% per hour. (Example: 180 lb. man - 8 drinks in 4 hours / .167% minus (.015x4) = .107 %

Body
Weight
DRINKS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
100 lb. .038 .075 .113 .150 .188 .225 .263 .300 .338 .375 .413 .450
110 lb. .034 .066 .103 .137 .172 .207 .241 .275 .309 .344 .379 .412
120 lb. .031 .063 .094 .125 .156 .188 .219 .250 .281 .313 .344 .375
130 lb. .029 .058 .087 .116 .145 .174 .203 .232 .261 .290 .320 .348
140 lb. .027 .054 .080 .107 .134 .161 .188 .214 .241 .268 .295 .321
150 lb. .025 .050 .075 .100 .125 .151 .176 .201 .226 .251 .276 .301
160 lb. .023 .047 .070 .094 .117 .141 .164 .188 .211 .234 .258 .281
170 lb. .022 .045 .066 .088 .110 .132 .155 .178 .200 .221 .244 .265
180 lb. .021 .042 .063 .083 .104 .125 .146 .167 .188 .208 .229 .250
190 lb. .020 .040 .059 .079 .099 .119 .138 .158 .179 .198 .217 .237
200 lb. .019 .038 .056 .075 .094 .113 .131 .150 .169 .188 .206 .225
210 lb. .018 .036 .053 .071 .090 .107 .125 .143 .161 .179 .197 .215
220 lb. .017 .034 .051 .068 .085 .102 .119 .136 .153 .170 .188 .205
230 lb. .016 .032 .049 .065 .081 .098 .115 .130 .147 .163 .180 .196
240 lb. .016 .031 .047 .063 .078 .094 .109 .125 .141 .156 .172 .188

Drunk Driving Defense Attorneys

Attorney Tracey Wood is the first Wisconsin attorney ever appointed to the Board of Regents for the National College for DUI Defense. That board is comprised of only the most experienced and expert drunk driving attorneys in the nation. She is regarded as one of the nation's best drunk driving attorneys, with her writings on the subject of drunk driving law and drunk driving defense strategies are utilized by attorneys across the nation.

OWI Means Drugs, Too

Operating while intoxicted laws in the state of Wisconsin also include operating while under the influence of drugs, whether illegal such as marijuana, THC, cocaine, MDMA, heroin or methamphetamines, or legally prescribed drugs of any type that may impair driving.

If you were arrested for driving while under the influence of an illegal drug, the state will press charges against you for both an OWI and the illegal possession of drugs. For those types of crimes, you need an attorney who is an expert drunk driving lawyer and an expert drug defense lawyer. Van Wagner & Wood meets those requirements, and they handle drug offense in both Wisconsin state and US Federal courts. See [Drug Crimes]

Free Initial Consultation

If you have been arrested for drunk driving, please call ( in Madison, or statewide) the attorneys at Van Wagner & Wood right away. They will provide you with a brief, but professional first-impression analysis of the case against you, and help you determine the next step.

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Related Information:
Wisconsin Drunk Driving Law | Challenging Prior Drunk Driving Conviction
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