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Another one for the silly files: In Virginia Beach, if you are the drunk passenger of someone suspected of a DUI, you too could be charged with a DUI even though you are not driving. Let’s forget for one moment that a DUI charge is based on a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher (that’s an issue for another day).
I could understand if the drunk passenger was steering the wheel, or somehow in control of the car. But, simply allowing the more sober person to drive? Come on!
It’s not clear what happens if the driver is found not to be over the legal limit. Does the over the legal limit passenger still receive the DUI? If this was the law everywhere, passengers could be spending 24 hours in jail (as is the mandatory DUI punishment in some areas). All for letting the more sober person drive. What's the point of even having a designated driver in this situation?
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