Preventing Classmates from getting a DUI

Here's what you can do to keep your friends from driving drunk. Friends may think that coffee, a cold shower, or fresh air is all they need to sober up. The truth is, only time can get alcohol and drugs out of the system.

1. Talk with your friends. Make it clear that none of them should drink or use drugs. Someone who is using drugs or alcohol must promise not to drive under the influence.
2. Politely but firmly tell the person you cannot let him or her drive home because you care. It will be tough to speak up, but your courage could save your friend's life or that of an innocent victim.
3. Call a cab. Always bring enough cash to pay the cabbie. Don't be reluctant, because a cab fare is trivial compared to what you or your friend would have to pay in the event of a DUI.
4. Call your parents for a ride. Yes, they'll be disappointed in your host and your friend, but they'll get over it.
5. Have your friend sleep over at the party.
6. Take the car keys away. Here are ways to get the keys from a drunk person.
   • Use the girl trick. If you are at a party and you know that a guy who has had too much to drink still has his keys, have one of the girls ask for the keys. The male ego may not be ready to give up the keys to another guy but will rarely refuse a girl.
   • Find the keys while your friend is distracted and take them away. Your friend might think he or she lost them.
7. If it is a close friend, speak to him or her privately and suggest that he or she let someone else drive or take a cab or bus.
8. Refuse to get in the car with a drunk friend who is driving. Tell him or her you will ride with someone else or take a bus or cab.
9. If possible, do not embarrass the person or be confrontational. Speak calmly and softly.
10. Whatever you do, don't give up. About half of drivers under age 30 admit drinking and driving at one time or another. Someone tried to stop about 80% of these people from driving and were successful about 75% of the time. Be patient. You can make a difference.

Stop yourself. Stop a friend. Don't drink and drive.

DUI Defense Lawyer / DWI Defense Attorney

If you've been stopped on a drunk driving, implied consent, or felony DUI charge, It is imperative that you contact one of our campus lawyers immediately. After a DUI arrest there is a limited window of time that can determine many factors about your case. Not doing so could be detrimental to your DUI case and you may miss an opportunity that could possibly result in a better outcome of your case. Our aggressive DUI attorneys have years of experience with all phases of DUI cases. Our criminal defense lawyers can help you as follows: Getting your case dismissed, suppressing the evidence against you, assisting with restrictive licenses or work permits if your license is suspended and any other aspect of your DUI case. A first-offense DUI conviction can results in an automatic suspension of your driver's license. The most promising avenues of defense to prevent you from being convicted include:

• Challenging the arresting officer's probable cause to stop your vehicle
• Attacking the results of a breathalyzer or other blood alcohol content test through forensic analysis and testimony
• Negotiating the reduction of the charges down to careless driving or reckless driving

Your campus lawyer has the experience with drunk-driving cases necessary to advise you of your best defense, thepractical ability to obtain a restrictive license, to defeat the DUI case on the merits, and about the likelihood that a plea agreement can be obtained on favorable terms. Many factors play into your defense. If you refuse the breath test, your chances of defeating the DUI charges might improve (depending on how you did on a videotaped field sobriety test), but the automatic license suspension of one year can be a stiff price to pay for trying to avoid the DUI conviction. We'll work with you through every step of the process to do everything possible to protect your right to drive. Campus Lawyer also represents persons charged with more serious felony DUI offenses. These include DUI serious injury accident cases, DUI manslaughter cases, repeat DUI offenses, and such aggravating circumstances as hit-and-run accidents, or fleeing an officer. Our long experience with the defense of felonies of all kinds represents a distinct advantage for the felony DUI defendant.

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YOUR CAMPUS LAWYER IN MONMOUTH, IL. IS DAVID REID CLARK OF THE CLARK LAW FIRM. CONTACT 1-800-755-8998 OR GO TO CAMPUSLAWYER.COM NOW IF CHARGED WITH A DUI, TIME IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE.