To put it mildly, we’re talking about 6 iPod Touches, 56 movie tickets, 12 tanks of gas, 5 pizzas, 4 laptops, 2 prom get-ups and 1,000 dollar menu apple pies. Don't want to do the math on that? Figure somewhere between $5,000 and $7,000.
It's not just about the hard cash either. Life-insurance premiums, the chance of missing out on jobs because of that pesky little “have you ever been convicted” box, loss of career options and all manner of other unpleasantness.
Check out the rest of the facts here and pull a U-Turn.
We're willing to bet that if we asked you how much a movie costs or how much your daily non-fat double frap mochachino soy whip costs you could ballpark it within a couple of bucks. What about the actual cost of a DUI? Think about this:
Towing.
Funny thing, they don't let you drive your car home after a DUI.
Insurance.
Think yours was high now?
Legal fees.
There is a reason law school costs so much, folks.
ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition).
It's like afterschool detention, summer school and a monkey on your back... that you pay for.
Multiple charges.
Speeding, reckless endangerment, underage drinking, traffic violations and, oh yea, DUI.