Don't risk your license or freedom! DUI Attorney TY CARSS fights for YOU!
Although a DUI is generally charged as a misdemeanor, it carries severe penalties that can affect you for years. Under California law, you can be charged with two separate DUI offenses—driving with a BAC of 0.08% under CVC Section 23152(b); and driving while under the influence found under CVC Section 23152(a). You are presumed to be under the influence if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08% as an adult, or 0.01% if under 21. If you are a commercial driver, the level is 0.04%.
San Diego may be one of the most sought after areas in the US to visit and live, but law enforcement is constantly on the lookout for drunk drivers. Police make about 16,000 DUI arrests each year in San Diego County with the majority being male. Although about 80% of DUI arrests end up with a conviction, a San Diego DUI lawyer from the San Diego DUI Attorney Group will assess the facts and circumstances of your case and advise you of your legal options and defenses. In many cases, our San Diego DUI attorneys are able to get a DUI charge dropped, dismissed or result in your plea to a lesser offense.
Despite this lineup of evidence, most of which is the result of subjective observation by an already suspicious police officer, our San Diego DUI lawyers can offer reasonable explanations for each of these indicators including evidence of your damaged knee to explain your FST performance, anxiety over being accused of a DUI, a receipt from a bar or restaurant showing you had 3 drinks in the 2 hours before you were stopped, and that you had been up since 5:00 am.
Our San Diego DUI lawyer can also challenge the BAC results by retaining in some cases a breathalyzer expert. There are numerous conditions, medical and external, that can account for a false high BAC reading. Also, the breathalyzer machine must be calibrated and serviced regularly. If a blood test was taken, our SD DUI lawyers can show that protocol was not followed and the results were contaminated. Other defenses are available as well.
Upon your arrest, you are given a 30-day temporary license and a notice that you have 10 days to request a hearing or your license will be suspended after the 30 days expires. Promptly call a lawyer from our defense group so that we may request a hearing for you. This is an administrative hearing where the standard of proof is less than for a criminal proceeding. Before the hearing we can request evidence from the police and DUI lab and then cross-examine the arresting officer and have you explain your conduct and activities that evening. We can challenge the BAC breath or blood results with an expert testifying on your behalf if needed and use what we discover at this hearing at your criminal trial, where the standard of proof needed to convict you is much higher, or as leverage in getting your charges dismissed or reduced.
Your sentence will be enhanced if you refused testing, had an BAC of 0.15% or higher, had prior DUI convictions, was traveling 20 mph over the limit or had a child 14 or under in your car. A third DUI charge within 10 years, or if you caused an accident with serious injuries or fatality, is a felony.
Contact the DUI Attorney TY CARSS and speak about your case. We can often find that the evidence against you is not so clear cut and will work diligently to obtain a reasonable disposition of your case.