The State of Vermont prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by a driver that has a .08% or above blood alcohol concentration. But what repercussions will you face if you do get caught drinking and driving?

State police have been handling about 3,000 DUI cases a year for the last 10 years. The legal blood alcohol content limit is a .08. Exceeding the limit can be easier than you think. Vermont State Trooper, David Roos, talks about alcohol hurting the decision making process.

"However, there's a lot of DUI cases where at a point .08 if you are a seasoned alcoholic or someone who drinks on a regular basis you're going to be impaired. And your decision making process is going to be inhibited."

Even if you don't register a .08, if you're showing signs of impairment police officers can still charge you with drinking and driving. Most of these cases stick because of technology present in the patrol car. Vermont Troopers haven't had problems prosecuting DUI cases, in about 10 years, because of mounted mobile vision cameras that have been installed in all the cruisers.

The mobile vision camera is just one way officers can document that a person has been driving under the influence. They also put drivers through a series of exercises and breathalyze them. While off-roading this summer, Jon Unsworth found out the hard way.

"My fine was about $45 dollars. I had to see my alcohol counselor, which was $75 dollars. Diversion was about $175 dollars and the crash course, which I haven't taken, was about $500. Plus to get my license back was another $75." Unsworth continued, "The biggest hassle is not having an ID or a form of ID so you know when you go places and they ask for ID I can't buy anything that I need and ID for I can't get into concerts or anything. I can't drive anywhere so I have to get ride to work, rides to the mountain, rides everywhere."

Fortunately, as a minor, Unsworth, will have his criminal record wiped clean and his car insurance won't be affected.