I f*cked up. Help and advice?
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That happened to me a over 7 years ago now. It's a real pain. I also blew barely over the limit but only after they held me there for 30 minutes waiting for a breathalyzer, then a blood test. When I got a lawyer and based on the timing of how much and when I was drinking, the courts later determined that they couldn't really tell if I was actually drunk when I was driving. (I only had one drink, but im a small girl so I guess that's enough). And, the cop that pulled me over did so because I almost hit him baking up out of a parking space, but he didn't have his headlines on at night in a dark lot with no lights in it. So I guess I was really really lucky, and getting a lawyer to guide me through it really helped. It costed me about $1500 but I did not have a suspended license and it went down on my record as a "wet reckless" instead of a DUI. It did not effect my car insurance costs.
But unfortunately, there is no such thing as a wet reckless in Canada, so now that the mark on my record is over 5 years old, I have to go to the Canadian consulate and pay $1000 to be able to cross the border freely without issues and without special visas. My misdemeanor translated over as a felony over there. So, depending on what countries you travel to often, there may be a ripple of records you have to pay to clear -- considering you don't rack up any more offenses.
Sorry bro -- holiday weekends are the worst time to risk it.