Country Thunder, a four-day music festival in Florence, has two booths offering free drinks this year.
Lauren Rymer, a spokesperson for the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department, shared that there were 16 DUIs in 2021. The booth is part of an effort to see even fewer numbers this year.
Arizona is a no-tolerance state for driving under the influence (DUI). This means that if your blood alcohol content is below the legal limit of 0.08% and law enforcement determines you have a disability, you could be arrested.
A test that provides free and rapid blood alcohol concentration results has no legal implications.
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Where is the breath test booth?
Anthony Ramirez of Accident Law Group runs one of the booths, where people can take an optional sobriety test before leaving the festival to make sure they haven’t exceeded the legal limit.
For the past six years, our booth at Country Thunder Arizona is across from the ice cream truck in the middle of the festival. The taxi next to the booth is for attention.
“We’re not against drinking. We’re against drunk driving. Just because people don’t feel disabled doesn’t mean they’re disabled.”
Sara Goucher decided to take a breath test with two friends to track her alcohol intake.
“.01. This is lower than I thought,” said Goucher. “I drank a lot last night, so I thought it was higher.”
Another breathalyzer booth is at the Pinal County Attorney’s Office Command Center. A booth with the Pinal County Attorney’s Office Command Center logo has been at the festival for the past two years. It’s nicely placed near festival exits in hopes of reminding people that they should check the restrictions before hitting the road.
Command Center community liaison Latisha Joseph said the highest number she’s seen at a breathalyzer station so far this year was 0.42. Levels above 0.30 are dangerously high and can lead to alcohol poisoning, a potentially life-threatening condition.
“We want to make sure people realize that we want to get involved and help with education. We have caused too many deaths on the streets and we want people to recognize said Joseph.
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