Q: My car got stuck in a ditch a few nights ago
- I decided to walk home and get it out the next day. I discovered the next morning it had been towed. A police officer called and said they wanted to talk to me about the truck. I was drinking that night - is there any way I can be charged with a DUI?
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Positively, if you admit drinking, you MAY be arrested.
You need an attorney who is a DUI specialist in your area. You can give another person power of attorney, to go retrieve your car, and then you answer NO questions at all. They may ticket you, and if sso, take the ticket and go home.
You should NOT answer any questions, AT ALL. The police are only entitled to get your name and address. You will likely be intimidated into talking, if you do not have an attorney.
A good place to review highly qualified DUI attorneys: NCDD.com.
William C. Head
Atlanta Ga
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First, Second and Third advice: DO NOT TALK TO THE POLICE BEFORE CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY!
Fourth advice: DO NOT POST ANYTHING ELSE ON THE INTERNET!
I don't know what you said, or didn't say to the police, but you need advice of an experienced lawyer ASAP.
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