Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and DUI
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) greatly affects driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while impaired (DWI) charges. If you have been arrested for one of these charges, you should understand why BAC matters. What Is Blood Alcohol Concentration? BAC refers to the percentage of alcohol in a person’s blood stream. Specifically, BAC measures ethyl alcohol or ethanol. If someone has a BAC of 0.10, this means that the person’s blood supply contains one part alcohol per every 1000 parts blood. When someone is arrested for DUI or DWI, the police do a breath or blood test. Both tests are supposed to measure the...
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