I Have a High Alcohol Tolerance. Will I Be Arrested for DUI?

 Posted on September 25, 2015 in DUI

One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to DUI is the belief that a person with a high alcohol tolerance will not be arrested for DUI. Your alcohol tolerance has actually nothing to do with your potential for a DUI arrest.

Some people have an enhanced tolerance for alcohol. That tolerance comes through years of drinking. Tolerance for alcohol however doesn’t impact your likelihood of being arrested for DUI. One person who has just had a couple of alcohol beverages could be very pleasantly buzzed. Another person, however, may have had a larger quantity of alcohol, and continues to drink because he doesn't feel the intoxicating effects of alcohol. The second person may be at a high risk of being arrested for DUI, because his blood alcohol concentration could have breached the .08% legally permissible level, because of the higher numbers of alcoholic beverages that he has consumed.

He could be arrested, even though he does not show any external signs of being intoxication. In other words, this person may not even have a “buzzed” feeling, may not have slurred speech, red eyes, or any of the other signs that people typically associate with intoxication.

Don't make the mistake of assuming that you will not be arrested for DUI because you don't feel even slightly buzzed. The alcohol could be absorbed by your system and your blood alcohol concentration level could register at .08%, which is the legally permissible levels of blood alcohol concentration, even if you do not feel the intoxicating effects of the beverages.

For help protecting your rights after a DUI arrest, speak with a San Jose DUI defense lawyer.