Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here How to Avoid a DUI/DWI Arrest »
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- Imagine that you have gone out for a dinner, to a party, or to spend an evening with friends. There you have taken a couple of drinks for example 2 to 3 drinks over a two hour period. Still you feel fine enough and you are sure that you will be able to drive home safely without any problem.
While traveling towards home on the way to home, a very minor, nit-picking traffic violation is committed by you such as:
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You have rolled a stop sign.
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You have run a yellow light.
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You have not come to a complete stop behind the white line at an intersection.
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You have changed lanes without a turn signal.
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You have changed lanes within 100 feet of an intersection
At the same time while you commit that violation an officer is on DWI STEP patrol that night, this means that he is there to perform a specific duty of making some DWI arrests and for this he is getting an overtime. He has seen your violation for which he pulls you over. He comes close to your car and asks for your license and registration. You hand it over to him and ask him if anything is wrong. He might shine his flashlight directly into your eyes, which makes you wince. He then asks you that,
“How much have you had to drink tonight?”
What will you do if this happens to you?
First and most important thing is that, you must understand that once you are asked this question that how much you had to drink that night, you are now become officially the subject of a DWI investigation, so be serious and don’t take it lightly. Because from now everything you say and whatever you do is being recorded as an evidence against you, so behave and answer wisely considering it to be a serious matter.
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