I'm royally fucked

[Ennui]

I just got a DUI last night. Add to that the cop also charged me with giving him false information since I told him that I wasn't drinking. Both sound like very serious charges. Does anyone from the US have an idea on how much in fines I'm going to have to pay. I'm guessing it's going to be an absurd amount that I won't be able to pay and that I'm probably going to go to jail for the first time.

[the2bears]

I just got a DUI last night. Add to that the cop also charged me with giving him false information since I told him that I wasn't drinking. Both sound like very serious charges. Does anyone from the US have an idea on how much in fines I'm going to have to pay. I'm guessing it's going to be an absurd amount that I won't be able to pay and that I'm probably going to go to jail for the first time.

That would depend alot on the jurisdiction, presumably Arizona. I would think that jail time might be avoided, but I don't really know. You might want to check with some more knowledgeable sources. Good luck, and learn a lesson from this.

Bill

[l0rca :(]

In some countries, they put you to death for drunk driving.

[GBH]

In some countries, they put you to death for drunk driving.

Which is probably too light a scentence. DUI rates pretty highly on my "Hope you get thrown in jail and they throw away the keyometer"

Perhaps not what you wanted to hear but too many people have died from too many arrogant people who think they'e ok to drive while drunk.

G

[stealthbanana]

The false information may get you.

how much over the limit were you?

[thalamus]

You should change the title of this thread to "I've royally fucked myself."

If it's your first DUI they'll probably be lenient to a point; but you have to remember that most states have stiff penalties anyway (you might well find yourself without a license for a while), and lying about drinking may well cause any leniency to be thrown out of the window.

Drinking and driving really does have a consequence - count yourself extremely lucky they caught you before rather than after an accident.

[PFVA]

I'm no longer in the USA, but DUIs can get expensive. A friend of mine end up having to pay an attorney at the time a couple of thousand - in Arizona may be cheaper - but it didn't have to serve a sentence, just had to do community work cleaning the airport.

Ow, and they take the drivers license away for a while.

[gilesgoat]

In Italy that would cost you some big fine, no prison probably but you
could be forced (by law, but I don't know the exact circumstances
for that to happen) to join (and it's a lifelong thing) the AA (Anonymous Alcolists).

Once you are in the AA you are never "out", they constantly follow you
for all the rest of your life.

What to say ? "Don't drink and drive", if you plan to drink add to your
plan also "a day for recovery", sleep on the floor of some friend or even
just sleep in the car parked somewhere but don't drive

The thing is in fact "you've been lucky", you could have been one more
death statistics or worse the death/injury of someone else.

Said that, I take advantage to say in this thread also "don't party and
drive the same day", whatever you party on, get one day more for
recovery and possibly take a train, if you can.



.. and next time I am taking that strafucking train as the original plan was ... The luck and the blessing of God does not come twice ...

[Purple Grapefruit]

Does anyone from the US have an idea on how much in fines I'm going to have to pay. I'm guessing it's going to be an absurd amount that I won't be able to pay and that I'm probably going to go to jail for the first time.

So what would be a reasonable thing for the state
to do with, drunk drivers,other than the "absurd"?

[mattley]

I just got a DUI last night. Add to that the cop also charged me with giving him false information since I told him that I wasn't drinking.

Are you a US citizen? do you need to be there?

How UI were you, you mention jail you must have been pretty wasted.

http://www.duiarizona.com/penalties.htm

[sty]

I read online only yesterday that Nicole Richie is likely to have to serve a mandatory 5 days jail time for her 2nd DUI arrest.

[guythp]

Yeah, I'm with GBH on this one. It's something you simply shouldn't fucking well do. You got caught, it's your own fault.

[piku]

I belive that over here in the UK you lose your licence or have it removed for a year and have to pay lots of money.

Our local newsagent used to drive a whole 1/4 mile to the pub, get tanked up and drive back. The copppers got wise to this and sat outside the pub waiting. Not only did he sway back into his car, but he then reversed into the coppers, didn't notice and drove home where they nabbed him.

It was rather funny watching him deliver papers on a bike.

[GeeZa]

I don't think there's a single person in Arkansas who is sober on the roads past 10pm. The attitude here is very different from what I'm used to. Still, in London there's 4,700 people per square kilometre and in Arkansas there's 19.

Hope you'll be ok Ennui. I'm certainly not going to moralise.

[Dave]

The laws vary from state to state. Massachusetts is REALLY tough on drunk driving. Other states may vary.

Get a lawyer. A good one. It'll cost you, but it's worth it.