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>> See which states are harshest and which are the most lenient when it comes to DUI offenders.
Human decency and logic are not enough to motivate some people from driving under the influence of intoxicants, so states impose various penalties on people cited for DUI as a punishment and, hopefully, a deterrent.
Some states don't impose jail time until the second offense, while fines for the first offense range from $0 to $1,500.
Wallethub scored each state and the District of Columbia for its toughness on DUI offenders.
Criminal penalties rank: 6 Prevention rank: 16 Minimum jail time first offense: 7 days DUI is automatic felony: Fourth offense Administrative license suspension: 3 months Minimum fine first offense: $500 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 58 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 5 Prevention rank: 11 Minimum jail time first offense: 10 days DUI is automatic felony: Second offense Administrative license suspension: 6 months Minimum fine first offense: $0 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 28 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 3 Prevention rank: 15 Minimum jail time first offense: 3 days DUI is automatic felony: Third offense Administrative license suspension: 3 months Minimum fine first offense: $1,500 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 80 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 40 Prevention rank: 43 Minimum jail time first offense: No minimum DUI is automatic felony: Third offense Administrative license suspension: None Minimum fine first offense: $100 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 9 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 45 Prevention rank: 42 Minimum jail time first offense: No minimum DUI is automatic felony: Never Administrative license suspension: None Minimum fine first offense: $500 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 47 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 51 Prevention rank: 9 Minimum jail time first offense: No minimum DUI is automatic felony: Never Administrative license suspension: 3 months Minimum fine first offense: $0 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 51 percent
Criminal penalties rank: 27 Prevention rank: 49 Minimum jail time first offense: No minimum DUI is automatic felony: Third offense Administrative license suspension: 3 months Minimum fine first offense: $0 Average insurance rate increase after first offense: 43 percent
An alleged DUI driver has been arrested on suspicion of murder after striking and killing a pedestrian on northbound Interstate 880 this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Berkeley resident Maury Butler, struck a driver who had exited a vehicle after a two-car collision just south of 66th Avenue in Oakland that was first reported at 2:24 a.m. The suspect, who was driving a white Lexus sedan, was pulled over after striking the victim and found to be driving under the influence, according to Officer Herman Baza. This is the driver's fourth DUI, Baza said, and he was driving with a suspended license.
The driver faces an enhancement to the charges because of the multiple DUI convictions.
The victim was identified by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as Jesaun Benson-Garrett, 19. His California ID lists Antioch as his city of residence.
All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 have reopened following the crash, according to the CHP.
