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4 Frequently Asked Questions About DUI Seattle
This article looks at four frequently asked questions about Seattle DUI. Even if you've never been pulled over, charged, or convicted of driving under the influence, this information could help you protect your future one day.
How Do Officers Prove DUI?
First, officers must prove your were driving a vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol, drugs, or another substance that negatively impaired your faculties and ability to drive safely. There are a number of ways an officer does this, including field sobriety, breathalyzer, and blood test results.
What Are The Consequences?
Even a first time DUI Seattle can result in severe penalties. That's why you should never submit to DUI testing and why you should always put your future in the hands of an expert by contacting a Seattle DUI lawyer immediately if you're ever arrested. Possible penalties include suspended license, mandatory rehab, hefty fines, community service, probation, imprisonment, and more.
What Can I Do To Fight A DUI Charge?
There are many ways to fight a DUI charge, but it's difficult to navigate the process without an expert on your side. That's why you should contact a Seattle DUI attorney immediately. The longer you wait to consult an attorney, the more difficult it will be to fight your charge, so don't wait. A Seattle DUI attorney can help you regardless of the type of DUI, whether it's alcohol related, illegal drug related, prescription or over the counter medication related, and more.
How Does A Lawyer Fight A DUI Charge?
A good Seattle DUI lawyer uses a number of strategies to fight a DUI charge, including looking for rights violations and questioning the results of field sobriety, breathalyzer, and blood test results. For example, many factors play a role in whether an officer deems you pass or fail a field sobriety test, including the officer's experience and even the clothes and shoes you were wearing, the roadway conditions, the weather conditions, your physical limitations, and much more.
Your lawyer can refute breathalyzer results in much the same way along with requesting maintenance and calibration records to question the faultiness of the equipment. Even blood test results are refutable as different laboratories can obtain different results from the same sample.
There was even a case in California where a laboratory mixed up blood samples. This resulted in the wrong person being charged with DUI. Luckily, that person had an experienced attorney who was able to uncover the mix up so the DUI charge was dismissed. Would you have the same ability to uncover a mix up like this if you were charged with DUI? Probably not unless you have the knowhow to navigate both the legal and medical system.
While you should never drive while intoxicated, just because you were arrested and charged with DUI doesn't mean you're guilty. Police officers do a wonderful job of protecting the public, but they're human and do make mistakes, not to mention the unreliability of field sobriety tests and the potential for false results with breathalyzer and blood testing. Always contact a qualified, experienced DUI attorney immediately if you're ever charged with DUI.
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