Although the national holidays officially begin during the afternoon of next Wednesday, many are already preparing to Start celebrations since this Saturday, September 13.
In that sense, it is highly likely to be carried out massive celebrations with a significant amount of alcoholic beverages in between, as fondas, ramados and costumbristas parties. In this regard, it is important to remember what Chilean law indicates regarding alcohol consumption and vehicle driving.
How much alcohol should I consume so that Alcotest marks positive?
There are those who could ask how much alcohol should be consumed so that the Alcotest marks positive in Chile, to which the answer is clear: There is no safe consumption, The Alcotest can record any intake and the regulations sanction from 0.3 g/l. That is, if you are going to take, do not handle. So simple.
What can vary is the classification of the fault, It does depend on the amount of alcohol you have in the blood. This is:
– Under the influence of alcohol: from 0.31 grams per liter of blood.
– In drunkenness: From 0.8 grams per liter of blood.
Remember that It doesn’t matter if you didn’t cause any accident, The mere fact of being surprised driving with alcohol in the blood through an Alcotest is the cause of fines and sanctions.
“Last year 1,500 road accidents were recorded, hundreds of injured and 70 deaths,” says Claudia Rodríguez, an academic at the University of Los Andes. Of these, the three main causes were reckless speed, distracted driving and driving after consuming alcohol.
“As a healthy I call to build safe mobility, not to add road risks and Avoid all reckless actions that increase the risk of deaths in traffic, ”says the specialist.
What are the fines to drive with alcohol in the blood?
If you did not cause any accident, but you were surprised to drive after consuming alcohol, the sanctions can be: suspension of the driver’s license for 2 years, in the case of those who drive in drunk, and a suspension of 3 months for those who do so under the influence of alcohol.
In addition, a fine of 1 to 10 UTM could be added, depending on the case.
If they have caused injuries, the sanctions will depend on its seriousness and the degree of alcohol in the blood that the perpetrator had.
In the case of those drivers who, under the influence of alcohol (0.31 – 0.79), They cause very serious injuries or death, a deprivation of liberty of 3 years and 1 day up to 5 years is established. In addition, the payment of a fine ranging from 21 to 30 UTM ($ 1,393,602 to $ 1,990,860).
In the case of those who lead in drunk (0.8+) or under the influence of narcotic or psychotropics, The following fines and penalties face:
If the result are very serious injuries, the deprivation of liberty goes from 3 years and 1 day to 5 years. If the result is death, the deprivation of liberty goes from 3 years and 1 day to 10 years.
In both cases, the life disability of the driver’s license and the confiscation of the vehicle. Besides, The fines range from 8 to 20 UTM ($ 530,896 to $ 1,327,240). Anyway, even when the drunk driver has not caused material damage or injuries are mild or non -existent, There is a fine of 2 to 10 UTM ($ 132,724 to $ 663,620) and 61 to 540 days of imprisonment.
In addition to the sanctions linked to the degree of alcohol in the blood, The law also establishes punishments for certain behaviors, How not to stop the march, provide help and give an account of the authority about the incident or refuse to undergo evidence to establish the presence of alcohol or narcotics, among others.
Below you can download the detail of all the fines and sanctions of the Emilia law and the zero tolerance law.
