Apr 27, 2023 · A Farmington woman was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash that left two people dead. Stephanie Melgoza, 24, pleaded guilty to two counts each of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated reckless driving in February.

DUIs and Women. The number of women arrested for DUI has risen significantly in recent decades. Unfortunately, there are many physiological factors, unique to women, that can complicate and often times, negatively affect a female’s ability to …

Aug 20, 2019 · In 2011, statistics showed that women were now being arrested in around one in four DUI stops. Are women affected differently by alcohol? Yes, while both men and women can become intoxicated, women are often affected by alcohol more quickly.

Apr 27, 2014 · According to FBI statistics, between 2003 and 2012, the latest statistics available, annual DUI arrests among women increased from 174,000 to 211,000 – a 21 percent increase nationwide....

The current study describes a sample of women with histories of arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) who were interviewed outside a criminal justice setting and contrasts women with single versus multiple DUI convictions.

While alcohol-impaired driving has steadily been decreasing over the past few decades, DUI arrests for women has increased by 28.8 percent. Compare that to men, whose DUI arrests have decreased by 7.5 percent.

Sep 1, 2018 · Female percentage of DUI arrests continued to increase from 1985 to 2015. Sex ratio narrowed with policy change (2000s), now steeper male declines (2010s). Women have lower rates of drunken driving than men, but their share of arrests has been climbing since 1985.

The number of women arrested for DUI has risen significantly in recent decades. Unfortunately, there are many physiological factors, unique to women, that can complicate and often-times, negatively affect a female's ability to defend herself from a DUI accusation.

Nov 28, 2022 · According to most data, men are more likely to get arrested for drunk driving than women. According to 2019 data from the FBI, men accounted for 81% of DUI arrests, 19% were women. But, women face their own challenges when it comes to defending themselves in DUI court. When it Comes to DUI, Women and Men Fare Differently

Female DUI arrest rates increased whereas male rates declined then stabilized, producing a significantly narrower sex ratio. According to self-report and traffic data, women's and men's drunk driving rates declined and the gender gap was unchanged.