DWI DUI Help?
About a month ago I was coming home and got into an accident hitting a light post. I was still able to drive my vehicle home and nobody was hurt. When I got home, my friends and I began to drink heavily. An hour or so passed and a cop showed up at my place because someone had called in the accident. The cop took me downtown and gave me a breathilizer. I blew .23, so obviously i was over the limit, but I wasnt driving, i was in my home. The cop arrested me for drunk driving and i went to jail. I was released without being charged, but i just found out today, almost a month later, that I have been charged. I am in the processes of finding a lawyer, but can they really charge me when I wast caught driving? I dont thinlk this case will hold up, what do u think? I honestly beleive that I was under the limit when i was infact driving, and how can they charge me with my BAC when I was obviouosly drinking alot at home? does anyone have an opinion?
More than likely, the police will have an expert available that can testify, based upon your ultimate test results, how much alcohol the body absorbs within a certain period of time. So...if an hour passed since the accident...and your blood alcohol measured a relatively high percentage...you may have some problems.Also, since there were witnesses to the accident, they may have had observations indicating you were intoxicated. You didn't mention it...but was there damage to the light pole which would be considered city property. Because there COULD have been damage there....another charge could be leaving the scene of an accident.My suggestion is seek the advise of an attorney quickly!
More than likely, the police will have an expert available that can testify, based upon your ultimate test results, how much alcohol the body absorbs within a certain period of time. So...if an hour passed since the accident...and your blood alcohol measured a relatively high percentage...you may have some problems.Also, since there were witnesses to the accident, they may have had observations indicating you were intoxicated. You didn't mention it...but was there damage to the light pole which would be considered city property. Because there COULD have been damage there....another charge could be leaving the scene of an accident.My suggestion is seek the advise of an attorney quickly!