DUI Charges: A Police Officer Arrested

Posted on: July 11, 2008 at 4:58 p.m.

There is a stigma attached to individuals arrested and/or charged with Driving Under the Influence. People normally associate a DUI charge with uncontrollable drunks who live in bars and threaten the lives of everyone around them. However, it's proven time and again that responsible individuals can make a mistake in judgment, or find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. This can lead to DUI charges.

An L.A. County Sheriff was relieved of duty because he'd been suspected of DUI following a traffic accident. The officer was an 18-year veteran and was speeding to the scene of a crime when he hit another car and badly injured those inside. A DUI investigation will surely follow, and this individual could suffer major consequences.

If you're charged for DUI offense arrest, here are some tips:
- Dont try to talk your way out of it. Police officers have heard the same excuses hundreds of times, and will not likely release you
-You must take a blood or a breath test at the station; however, the law does not require you to submit to field sobriety tests, or to being interviewed by the police before you are taken to the station
- You will face harsher penalties if you are involved in an accident while DUI including jail, probation, alcohol counseling
- There is usually a great possibility that you will lose your license, and pay substantial fines
- You or your DUI attorney has 10 days to contact the California DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) after you have been arrested for DUI. If you fail to do this, you will automatically lose your license on the 30th day after your arrest.

Tagged as: police misconduct, violent crimes defense

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