Orange County courts, I’ve noticed a common theme among my clients who were
arrested for a DUI: regret. Not regret at the fact that they got caught
driving drunk, but regret that they got behind the wheel of their car and took
a chance on driving when they knew they shouldn’t.
This simple decision
to drive is risky. It can be followed by a traffic stop by the police. Perhaps
some minor traffic violation or maybe some equipment violation, such as a
broken tail light or inoperative license plate lamp. Now the cop comes to your
window and smells alcohol on your breath. This almost certainly means that you
will now be asked to do some kind of field sobriety test and asked all kinds of
question about what you drank and ate. This can also be followed by a request
that you take a “voluntary” breath test—which you should NOT take. And then the
next thing you know you find yourself arrested for DUI.
to drive is risky. It can be followed by a traffic stop by the police. Perhaps
some minor traffic violation or maybe some equipment violation, such as a
broken tail light or inoperative license plate lamp. Now the cop comes to your
window and smells alcohol on your breath. This almost certainly means that you
will now be asked to do some kind of field sobriety test and asked all kinds of
question about what you drank and ate. This can also be followed by a request
that you take a “voluntary” breath test—which you should NOT take. And then the
next thing you know you find yourself arrested for DUI.
The truth is
that most of us have been there. We have had a drink or two or three and now we
must decide whether we should drive home or find another way to get there. Do
we risk being stopped and perhaps arrested for a DUI. We go through our options—I
could call a friend or significant other for a ride, I could take a taxi, or I
could walk or take a bus. Of our options a taxi is usually the most attractive.
But they are expensive and sometimes they don’t even come after you’ve called
for one. But these days there is a new, less expensive and perhaps even more
reliable option; ridesharing. Services like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar provide
quick and inexpensive transportation home with no risk at all of getting
arrested for DUI. The minimal cost of a ride pales in comparison to the cost of
hiring a DUI Attorney in Orange County, not to mention the thousands of
dollars in court fees, Alcohol program, and insurance increases.
that most of us have been there. We have had a drink or two or three and now we
must decide whether we should drive home or find another way to get there. Do
we risk being stopped and perhaps arrested for a DUI. We go through our options—I
could call a friend or significant other for a ride, I could take a taxi, or I
could walk or take a bus. Of our options a taxi is usually the most attractive.
But they are expensive and sometimes they don’t even come after you’ve called
for one. But these days there is a new, less expensive and perhaps even more
reliable option; ridesharing. Services like Lyft, Uber and Sidecar provide
quick and inexpensive transportation home with no risk at all of getting
arrested for DUI. The minimal cost of a ride pales in comparison to the cost of
hiring a DUI Attorney in Orange County, not to mention the thousands of
dollars in court fees, Alcohol program, and insurance increases.
The next
time you have been drinking and you face the choice of driving and risking a
DUI arrest, consider the ease and frugality of using a ridesharing service. If
you are arrested for DUI, call The Law Offices of EJ Stopyro at (949) 559-5500 for
a confidential and free telephonic consultation with an experienced DUI Lawyer in Orange County. You can also visit us at www.ejesquire.com. We have offices at 32072
Camino Capistrano, 2nd floor, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 and at
1901 Newport Blvd., Suite 350, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
time you have been drinking and you face the choice of driving and risking a
DUI arrest, consider the ease and frugality of using a ridesharing service. If
you are arrested for DUI, call The Law Offices of EJ Stopyro at (949) 559-5500 for
a confidential and free telephonic consultation with an experienced DUI Lawyer in Orange County. You can also visit us at www.ejesquire.com. We have offices at 32072
Camino Capistrano, 2nd floor, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 and at
1901 Newport Blvd., Suite 350, Costa Mesa, CA 92627.
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