I f*cked up. Help and advice?
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- melq0
How did you get nailed—speeding or something? I ask because two beers and a shot over 2-1/2 hours doesn't sound unsafe (unless you weigh about 80 pounds).
- sure call a man a pussy while he is downCALLES
- Haha... that's not what I meant, I promise.melq
- Well, I was actually going to ask if it was a chick that posted this.mg33
- State trooper pulled me over for violating the 'move over' law -- cops had someone pulled over on the shoulderpanseared
- and I was unable to move a lane over because of traffic. stopped me and asked if i had been drinking. i said yes because it was only a fewpanseared
- because i had only had a few drinks. field sobriety failed i guess, breathalyzer did the restpanseared
- Sorry to hear it. I hope it gets sorted out for you.melq
- CALLES0
well at least they didn't find you driving in drag
- fooler0
The local news just did a story on "The Cost of DUI" this morning.
They broke it down and said it was going to coast at least 13k... 5 thousand in fines, 3k+ in lawyers, insurance, court costs, mandatory treatment and counseling, loss of work, etc etc... They also reminded their viewers that a majority of DUI's don't cause accidents or fatalities.
If this is your first offense and have a clean record I would definitely get a lawyer that specializes in DUIs. Especially if your telling us the truth and said you only had 3 drinks.
What was your blood alcohol %?- .013panseared
- err .13 rather.panseared
- my state limit is 0.08 so you werent terribly over the limit.fooler
- he was a solid 50% over the limit, actuallymonospaced
- jacklalane0
Drinking beers is one thing, but doing shots when you know are driving is like giving the middle finger to any shred of responsibility.
You're lucky you can pay your way out of this one!
- CALLES0
if you are drinking and driving... please do cocaine responsibly
- meffid0
Eat the charge, you rookie.
- CALLES0
could have been worst... waking up next to a fat woman
- ...or driving back drunk after waking up next to the fat womanTheBlueOne
- prophetone0
suck it up buttercup
- ebertzjaw0
7 years ago my gf was killed by a drunk driver.
At least you didnt kill anyone. There's that.
- tymeframe0
Sucks man, that's shit luck.
Still sounds like you should have blown lower. My first (and only) breathalyzer test given to me was after two pints and shot over about an hour. I blew a .045ish and I only weigh 145lbs.
Anyway, about the only thing I can offer is to suck it up, it'll pass. I know a girl that got a DUI about two years ago, not long after she bought her house. She's done with everything now, fines etc. Has maintained steady employment, moved up in positions, and just finished remodeling part of her attic into a her master bedroom. It hurt her a bit financially, but she never missed a beat continuing to enjoy her life.
- omg0
cars are dangerous...
- CygnusZero40
^ Shit luck? Lol, the dude was drinking and driving and got caught. The way I see it he was lucky he got caught before he hit someone. There are few things dumber a human can do outside of driving drunk. You have to be a fucking tart to even think about doing it. Im just a firm believer that if you've done it before then you arent really the brightest person in the world, I dont care what you think about yourself, you're just an idiot, simple as that.
And it's a total douchebag move trying to get out of something like this. Trying to cheat the test, get lesser fines. Someone that does that really needs a good ass kicking along with the fines and license suspension.
- cruddlebub0
your lucky you didn't kill yourself or some innocent passer by...
- moldero0
the only difference between you and the ones giving you a hard time is they havent gotten caught yet.
I hope you FRY!
i havent gotten caught yet either (in the states)i think most of us here have driven with atleast a light buzz just to get home. i drove drunk once like 20 years ago when i was young, it was on a scooter rental in cancun and it was like 3:am on an empty road, i was drivng like a fool doing jumps off of curbs and crap. i did get busted but it only costed me like 20 bucks.
- d_rek0
No need for you porkchops to get all high and mighty on the internet. You're all guilty of something.
Happy New Year!
- omg0
I never drank and drove before. But I had some out of towner DJs for one of my parties, when the party unexpectedly got shut down by the cops. I had to drive the DJs to the back up space. I had no choice. I also didn't know I was fucked up til I was midway into driving. I was probably lucky that nothing happened. And it all ended up having a happy ending.
- CALLES0
do you guys know that in many countries in latin america(and im sure other places too) there are like liquor store/bar drive throughs?
- ghandolf0
Also, here in the states, the cops have these number recognition cameras in their cars that automatically capture and run your plate to check for warrants, stolen vehicles, or 'history' of D.U.I.'s. They drive through parking lots/garages and just let it do it's thing, looking for stolen cars. A buddy of mine got a DUI two years ago, and he's constantly getting pulled over now, to have his 'papers checked'. They know he's got a history, so they always pull him over when they get near him... his tag will beep the cops' computer. This is why they will catch you if you're driving around with revocation or suspension in place.
Count your blessings... it could've been much worse.
- You can sue actually if they have no probable cause for anything. They have to have a reason to pull you over in which you are doing something wrong.mg33
- Doing something wrong.mg33
- Cops always make up a reason.boobs
- Make sure your tags, lights, everything is correct.waterhouse
- CyBrainX0
This is one of the many reasons I live in a city where I don't need a car. Not that you aren't guilty of something but driving is one of the shittiest deals possible. Cops. Insurance, DMV.
I'm sticking with the bike I bought on Craig's List.