Following Some Tested Tips and Hiring a DUI Lawyer will Help You Through Your DUI Ordeal

Drunk driving reached endemic proportions many years ago in the United States. In 2014 alone, over 1.1 million people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. You may have even found yourself charged with the offense.

However, just because you are pulled over by a police officer does not mean life as you know it is finished. There are effective ways to handle this precarious situation.

Refuse the Field Sobriety Test

After getting pulled over, the officer may ask you to undergo a sobriety test to see if you have been drinking. You should absolutely refuse the field sobriety test. Unlike the breathalyzer test, there are no serious consequences for refusing a field sobriety test. You also do not benefit at all from taking the test because of its subjectivity. The test is merely a way for the officer to further incriminate you by extending the chances of a slip up on your part, which the officer will most likely use to charge you with a DUI.

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