Only On In Three Drunk Drivers Lose Their License
A family has lived the nightmare of waking to a car in their house, on two separate occasions now. The latest incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning, as a drunk driver plows through the front gate and almost ends up in the bedroom  of don Asdrúbal Chávez Vargas.

The house, located diagonal to the Iglesia del Barrio Corazón de Jesús in Heredia, was hit by a 21 year old man who was identified by Tránsito (traffic) police as Marín Hernandez, who issued the man a ticket for being drunk at the wheel and driving without a license.

The breathalyzer test resulted in a reading of 3.29 or what Tránsito authorities equate to consuming 36 beers.

Costa Rica traffic laws sets the legal blood-alcohol limit for drivers at 0.05 percent, while countries like Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Canada and the United States set the limit at 0.08 percent.

Asdrúbal's family members, who live next door to him, also report having a car run into their house as well, the majority being drunk drivers, who flee the scene.

In Saturday morning's accident, the young man also fled the scene. However, a group of taxi drivers intercepted the driver a couple of kilometres from the house and held him for the authorities. According to the young man's father, they had recently purchased the vehicle.

Given that accidents caused by drunk drivers is a daily occurrence on our roads, officials data shows that only one in three drunk drivers actually lose their license, as courts fail to properly punish these types of offences.