MADD Idaho began our piloted Court Monitoring program this year. Idaho staff monitored a total of 99 DUI cases in Canyon County. On average there are approximately three to five new DUI cases a day. For cases that are adjudicated, the sentencing follows the DUI misdemeanor laws in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Transportation Department for the year of 2020:
Last year impaired driving was a factor in 6.7% of all crashes in Idaho but contributed to 43% of all traffic fatalities. In 2020, a person was killed in an impaired driving crash every four days in Idaho. 71% of motor vehicle occupants killed in DUI crashes were not wearing seat belts. 6,939 people were arrested for DUI in 2020. Males comprised 72% of the drivers involved in impaired driving crashes.
& Age Gender Where age and gender are known.
Among observations, it was noted that there was a high prevalence of cases involving individuals 21-39 years old. The majority of defendants also were reported as male. These cases usually have subsequent charges of possession of paraphernalia, controlled substance or resisting arrest. Of these cases that were monitored, the defendant typically pled not guilty as to make a plea agreement to have the subsequent charges dropped.
Male
Female
25
20
15
10
5
0
Under 20
21-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
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