California Police Were Ready for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is usually reserved for Parades and getting together with your friends. Unfortunately some times that get together involves drinking after work and that can turn the day from fun to no fun quickly. The National Highway Safety Council however rates this as one of the worst days involving traffic fatalities. The state of California had taken notice of those statistics and many DUI checkpoints were set up to prevent accidents and fatalities.
When these days come along safety is certainly the issue. Sometimes though the best intentioned driver may still be found to be over the legal limit when going through one of these checkpoints. The idea that maybe there was no probable cause has been settled long ago but there are still some ways to fight a DUI ticket in California. Many times for instance throughout the country the breathalyzer or other tests used may have been improperly performed giving a tainted result. You have no way of knowing this and if you go to your trial alone and just willing to pay the fine you never will know.
A DUI can cost you fines, possibly time lost from work as you have to find other means of transportation, and higher insurance costs – and that is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many other problems caused by having this on your record a DUI might even cost you a better job in the future and a second DUI (if you ever get another) can create even greater problems with fines, suspensions and possibly even jail time.
In the California legal system a person with a DUI needs a defense attorney to make sure all of these questions about testing, probable cause, and other nuances of the law are asked. Only a California DUI defense attorney can achieve the best result for anyone that has been charged with DUI.
At the Law Offices of Arash Hashemi, we provide clients with passionate and experienced representation. If you have been charged with a DUI or any other crime and would like to schedule an initial consultation with a lawyer at our firm, contact us by phone at (310) 448-1529 or contact us online. We promptly return phone calls and emails. Our office is conveniently located in the Westside Towers in West Los Angeles, within minutes of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Westwood.
