How To Deal With A DUI

If you have been going through the pain of a DUI arrest, you may feel hurt, embarrassed and even mad. But what may be concerning you most is what to do about it now, what can be done to help you face these charges and how to fight your DUI. First of all, the DA has to prove that you were actually driving the car. Just because you were found intoxicated does not mean that you were driving. If this was a car accident, maybe the police arrived after the scene and you were not witnessed driving the vehicle.

The DA also has to have a probable cause that is proven. If you were stopped and the officer who stopped you didn't have a legal cause to do so, the court may be on your side. Officers have to have a legal cause to stop you, hold you and place you under arrest. Just stopping someone for no reason and then using something else to say probable cause is not proper or allowed. A good, qualified DUI lawyer can look at your specific case for evidence, defects and see if he can discover something to help your case. They can have blood samples looked at, records reviewed, call witnesses for the case, ask for lesser charges and having a sentencing reduced and contest the license suspension.

The attorney can be the one that coordinates and represents you at the DMV hearing that you have to request within 10 days of being arrested if you want to try to keep your license. Sometimes, the lawyer can appear in court for you without you being there and going through the process. If your case is not dismissed, the lawyer can try to get the court to agree to lesser fees and sentencing without you there.

A DUI is serious business and can stay on your record all your life. It will also be on your criminal record and may have you serving some jail time, some large fines with the court system, very expensive classes and schools you have to attend at inconvenient times and a major increase to the cost of your insurance premiums that can last for years.

It may be worth it to try and get a good DUI attorney to try to fight the charges, keep you out of jail, and save you from having the criminal record if you can do so. Talking to a DUI attorney is usually free for at least the first consultation visit.