A.        DUI
          Arkansas has attempted to curtail underage drinking/driving by passing what is sometimes called a “zero tolerance” law, which means if you are under 21 years of age, it is unlawful under the Arkansas DUI law to drive with a BAC level of .02% to .07%.
          If convicted of DUI #1, the defendant will receive a minimum $100 fine, be required to perform public service, and be required to have an alcohol assessment, and their driver’s license will also be suspended by the State.
1.         Total DUI Arrests
          In the year 2006, there were 31 total arrests for DUI in Springdale, Arkansas.  This is up from 21 total DUI arrests in 2005.  The next chart sets out the number of DUI arrests made in Springdale from years 2002 through 2006.

2.         DUI Accidents
          There were two crashes involving a DUI drivers in 2006.
B.        Underage DWI
          Underage DWI means although the person was under 21 years of age, their BAC level was .08% or greater, or the police officer who arrested them believed their BAC level was .08% or greater and they did not take a test to measure their BAC.  Springdale had 65 underage DWI arrests in 2006, which is down from 89 in 2005, and 72 in 2004.
          The 65 underage DWI arrests equates to approximately 7.85% of the total DWI arrests made in Springdale in 2006.  This is lower than the 9.36% in 2005.
          The following chart shows the breakdown by race/gender of those persons under 21 arrested for DWI in Springdale in 2006, both by the number arrested and the total percentage each race/gender group makes up of the total.

C.        Underage DWI Repeat Offenders
          There were 13 repeat offenders in the underage DWI category in 2006, which is up from eight in 2004 and 2005.  Nine of the underage repeat offenders were charged with DWI #2, and four were charged with DWI #3.