DUI courts may focus on repeat offenders and drivers with very high levels of blood alcohol at the time of the offense.
[1] Drunk and impaired driving offenses involves a substantial risk of harm and death to the driver and to others, as a foreseeable consequence of such conduct.
[5] DWI courts seek to reduce impaired driving by treating alcoholism, while requiring offenders to take responsibility for their actions.
If a court rules the incident as a crime of violence, which would result in the charge being treated as an "aggravated" felony for purposes if immigration law.
[14] In many jurisdictions, the court in which a DWI case is heard depends on the law enforcement agency that cited the individual and the location of the alleged violation.