You have the right to appeal the suspension and try to get your license reinstated. This appeal must be made within 30 days of original date of the license suspension. You must make the request in writing and the request must explain your grounds for the appeal as well as provide a statement of evidence that you wish the administrative board to consider.

The good news is that statistics on DWI reported by the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration (NHTSA) for 2007-2008, showed a 9.7% reduction in drunken driving fatalities in the United States. Early reports for 2009-2010 look more promising.