Q: 20 yr old charged with MIP after a passenger left unopened beer in vehicle and then pulled over for headlights.
My 20 yr old daughter was pulled over in 12/17 on her way home from a Xmas gathering. She was DD for a group of friends, one of which was 21. The 21 yr old got dropped off, but left 4 unopened beer cans in my daughters car, unknown to her,The officer spotted the alcohol through a hatchback at a traffic stop for a headlight issue. Alcohol was disposed of and daughter charged. The headlight issue has been dismissed, but the MIP has been set for 2/2 in Fayette County, KY. We are being told 30 hours community service for diversion and it will be expunged off her record. The problem is this, she already does a huge amount of community service, works, carries heavy course load and is studying for the MCAT. She was doing the right thing driving others and now is bearing the wrath of the charge and does not have 30 hours to give. Are there any other options available? She doesn't want a MIP to show up in her med school applications if they do background checks. Thanks for the guidance
A: Do the diversion and volunteer work. You cannot do better than s guaranteed dismissal. She has the right to fight it, but diversionand dismissal is absolutely the way to go to protect a promising medical career.
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