Facts:
My client was coming home after having drinks. When she stopped for a light, she misjudged the distance and rear ended the car in front of her causing minor damage. She pulled off the road into a parking lot and the other car followed her. The police were called and they began a DUI investigation.
She was asked to perform field sobriety tests and she refused. She also refused to blow into the intoxilyzer. She was arrested for DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. They were both misdemeanors. She was also given a ticket for careless driving.
The Case:
I knew that because of the accident, she would not be eligible for the Pinellas County diversion program called DROP. But, I had her begin all of the conditions that she would have been expected to do in DROP-DUI school, MADD VIP, community service, etc. She completed all the tasks that I gave her.
I then wrote a lengthy letter asking the prosecutor to reduce the DUI to a reckless driving.
The Result:
The prosecutor agreed to reduce the DUI to reckless driving. My client was basically given the same sentence that she would have received had she been eligible to enter into the DROP program. She was relieved to be done with the case and to not have a DUI on her record.
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