What Is Driving While “Impaired” in New York?
The definition of Driving While Impaired in New York is whether your consumption of alcohol actually impaired, to any extent, the physical and mental abilities which you are expected to possess in order to operate a vehicle as a reasonable and prudent driver.
The two key elements to this charge are that while the bar of impairment is quite a law – “to any extent” the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the alcohol actually impaired your ability to drive. In other words, merely showing that you drank is not enough. There must be some nexus between drinking and your ability to drive.
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