Thanks to a new law that took effect on Friday, drunk drivers in North Carolina will have a hard time beating the system...The new law is one of the toughest drunk driving laws in the country, and it makes it easier for prosecutors to get convictions in DWI cases. The new law essentially makes a blood alcohol reading of 0.08 a guilty verdict.
One local attorney said the law is "closing loopholes – guilty or not guilty!” Prosecutors say the driver can still come to court and challenge how a DWI arrest was made and whether the machine was accurate but it will be much harder to do so.
The new DUI law also lists more than a hundred drugs, including prescription drugs and their basic ingredients that are enough to find a driver guilty of DWI. It also gives prosecutors the ability to challenge rulings that go against them on technicalities in DWI cases.