This is really off topic, but please lend me some advice.
Last night I wrecked my car and got a DUI here in my home state of Pennsylvania. I am unaware of my BAC as the blood test results havent come back yet. Besides ruining my beautiful black Honda Accord (which was righteously awesome) and completely pissing off my girlfriend and possibly getting castrated, I am really, really concerned with what the penalties will be. I just got a promotion yesterday and things were looking up at work and then this happens. If I lose my license I will lose my job. No questions asked. Unless I can maintain driving privelages and hide this from my employer I'm FU****! Can someone please offer advice? Should I hire an awesome attorney? What should I do and what should I expect?
DUI/Advice Please!!
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yablanowitz
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Hire an attorney, pay your fine, apply for diversion, and forget trying to hide it from your employer unless the laws of Pennsylvania are greatly different than the laws here in Kansas. If you get a DUI here, it will be published in the newspapers.
I don't believe in safe queens, only in pre-need replacements.
Oh it will be published in the newspaper here, too. Without a doubt it will be in there. The benefit for me is that the newspaper here will publish it and my company headqaurters are in Sunbury, so there is a good chance that nobody higher up will find out about it. I just got off of the phone with an attorney and at least he told me that I won't be losing my license for several months. Dear god I hope that I get approved for ARD!
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I've been told that expenses begin at around $10K and go up from there even for an uncontested, non injury DUI. Good luck.
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Plead guilty and take the punishment. You chose to drive drunk and possibly kill someone now it's time to man up. You're worried about your life, what about the families on the road who got lucky?
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Get a good attorney. If this is your very first DUI, he should be able to convince the judge to at least get you a restricted license that'll allow you to drive to and from work ONLY! A criminal record though becomes public domain. If you are found guilty, and your boss finds out; just admit that you did it. Admit it was a one-time thing. You did something stupid that you regret very much. It was completely out of character and that you'll make sure it absolutely never happens again. Unless your boss is an absolute jerk, he'll give you a second chance.
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The courts in my state usually make you go to AA meetings as part of a suspended sentence. Talk to your attorney, but if you are going to plead no contest, it probably won't hurt you to be able to tell the judge you are serious about any possible problems with alcohol you have.
I have done some things drinking that I am less than proud of. All I can say is alcohol is a cunning thing that is able to sneak into and ruin many fine peoples lives.
Good luck with your dui, I hope it does not cost you too much.
I have done some things drinking that I am less than proud of. All I can say is alcohol is a cunning thing that is able to sneak into and ruin many fine peoples lives.
Good luck with your dui, I hope it does not cost you too much.
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Pay whatever it takes to get this removed from your record, even if you have to put it on a credit card. Because if you get fired, you are also then not qualified for a good many jobs that you will want to be considered for. Do whatever it takes to get this reduced to something else, you will thank me when you are rolling in a company car several years down the road. Lawyer up immediately
Where in PA are you?
PS, quit doing that sh!t.
Some judges will allow for a " bread and butter" license that will allow you to go to work and back, nothing more. If you have a SPOTLESS record you might have a chance at that. Do ARD and kiss every *** you possibly can.
Oh, and QUIT DOING THAT SH!T.
PS, quit doing that sh!t.
Some judges will allow for a " bread and butter" license that will allow you to go to work and back, nothing more. If you have a SPOTLESS record you might have a chance at that. Do ARD and kiss every *** you possibly can.
Oh, and QUIT DOING THAT SH!T.
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If you drive company cars your employer will find out I suppose because of their insurance and they find out about all DUI's I bet. If it's just about you not having a license if this is your first one in FL you can keep a license for only certain driving tasks like going to work. No, driving to the liquour store is not allowed. :) In FL the level of the alcohol will determine a lot about the sentence. You may need a breatholizer device put on your car for a few months. The car can't be started without breathing into this thing first. Then you may get a warning while driving to breath into it. If you don't or if you drank after starting the car something happens. I don't think the engine stops because that would be unsafe. Something happens though. I do know it will be expensive in a few different ways. You may have to go for counseling and pay for it. Did you get a ticket? The costs can come from a number of things.
Just a note to everyone about drinking and driving. It's not always about driving drunk and literally impared. I don't know him personally and no,, it's not me but one person left a barbecue after drinking one or two beers. He got into an accident that was obviously the other peoples fault. However, they were killed and since he had ANY level of alcohol in his system he can no longer get a driver's license because of the deaths. One could argue that even a tiny bit of alcohol may have made him unable to evade an accident but if the story that I heard is truthful that's not the case. The importance of his situation is to show that even if you aren't impared enough that you can't drive responsibly it still may be enough to ruin your life. In telling this story I am ASSUMING the man could not have avoided the accident even if he were cold sober.
Anyway, it sounds like how the DUI will effect your employment is the most important issue you will have to deal with. If this is your first DUI anything else will probably be a pain and expensive but not that long lasting. Except for insurance I guess. Your rates will go up and you may need to use an insurance company other than who you were using. Some ins. co.s will drop a DUI with no exceptions. Good luck.
Just a note to everyone about drinking and driving. It's not always about driving drunk and literally impared. I don't know him personally and no,, it's not me but one person left a barbecue after drinking one or two beers. He got into an accident that was obviously the other peoples fault. However, they were killed and since he had ANY level of alcohol in his system he can no longer get a driver's license because of the deaths. One could argue that even a tiny bit of alcohol may have made him unable to evade an accident but if the story that I heard is truthful that's not the case. The importance of his situation is to show that even if you aren't impared enough that you can't drive responsibly it still may be enough to ruin your life. In telling this story I am ASSUMING the man could not have avoided the accident even if he were cold sober.
Anyway, it sounds like how the DUI will effect your employment is the most important issue you will have to deal with. If this is your first DUI anything else will probably be a pain and expensive but not that long lasting. Except for insurance I guess. Your rates will go up and you may need to use an insurance company other than who you were using. Some ins. co.s will drop a DUI with no exceptions. Good luck.
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jackknifeh
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If you drive company cars your employer will find out I suppose because of their insurance and they find out about all DUI's I bet. If it's just about you not having a license if this is your first one in FL you can keep a license for only certain driving tasks like going to work. No, driving to the liquour store is not allowed. :) Your state may be different. In FL the level of the alcohol will determine a lot about the sentence. You may need a breatholizer device put on your car for a few months. The car can't be started without breathing into this thing first. Then you may get a warning while driving to breath into it. If you don't or if you drank after starting the car something happens. I don't think the engine stops because that would be unsafe. Something happens though. I do know it will be expensive in a few different ways. You may have to go for counseling and pay for it. Did you get a ticket? The costs can come from a number of things.
Just a note to everyone about drinking and driving. It's not always about driving drunk and literally impared. I don't know him personally and no,, it's not me but one person left a barbecue after drinking one or two beers. He got into an accident that was obviously the other peoples fault. However, they were killed and since he had ANY level of alcohol in his system he can no longer get a driver's license because of the deaths. One could argue that even a tiny bit of alcohol may have made him unable to evade an accident but if the story that I heard is truthful that's not the case. The importance of his situation is to show that even if you aren't impared enough that you can't drive responsibly it still may be enough to ruin your life. In telling this story I am ASSUMING the man could not have avoided the accident even if he were cold sober.
Anyway, it sounds like how the DUI will effect your employment is the most important issue you will have to deal with. If this is your first DUI anything else will probably be a pain and expensive but not that long lasting. Except for insurance I guess. Your rates will go up and you may need to use an insurance company other than who you were using. Some ins. co.s will drop a DUI with no exceptions. Good luck.
Just a note to everyone about drinking and driving. It's not always about driving drunk and literally impared. I don't know him personally and no,, it's not me but one person left a barbecue after drinking one or two beers. He got into an accident that was obviously the other peoples fault. However, they were killed and since he had ANY level of alcohol in his system he can no longer get a driver's license because of the deaths. One could argue that even a tiny bit of alcohol may have made him unable to evade an accident but if the story that I heard is truthful that's not the case. The importance of his situation is to show that even if you aren't impared enough that you can't drive responsibly it still may be enough to ruin your life. In telling this story I am ASSUMING the man could not have avoided the accident even if he were cold sober.
Anyway, it sounds like how the DUI will effect your employment is the most important issue you will have to deal with. If this is your first DUI anything else will probably be a pain and expensive but not that long lasting. Except for insurance I guess. Your rates will go up and you may need to use an insurance company other than who you were using. Some ins. co.s will drop a DUI with no exceptions. Good luck.
I live in central PA right around State College/PSU. How about you? I noticed that you are a PA resident as well. When the cop asked me, "Do you have any knives guns, etc on you and where are they?" I replied, "why yes, I do...I always have a pocket knife. I have a Spyderco Delica clipped in my right pocket and a SAK in my left pocket." After he took them, while warning me not to pull them out of my pocket myself, I asked him if he loved Spyderco and informed him of my love for the brand....to which I received no reply. lol
Rwb1500 wrote:Where in PA are you?
PS, quit doing that sh!t.
Some judges will allow for a " bread and butter" license that will allow you to go to work and back, nothing more. If you have a SPOTLESS record you might have a chance at that. Do ARD and kiss every *** you possibly can.
Oh, and QUIT DOING THAT SH!T.
I appreciate the replies everyone. I obviously can't change the past. I will just look forward to the future and deal with this like a man and take what comes. There is no use in trying to lie and cover things up. I messed up, I will deal with it, and I will hopefully be a better man in the future so that my future wife and children can have a good husband and father...after all, I consider those to be the most important and integral parts of my life.