Summer is in full swing in Oregon. With the long summer evenings, many Oregon residents are enjoying themselves with parties, concerts, picnics and more. Summer is the perfect time for getting outside and enjoying life. Often, these celebrations include alcohol. While this alcohol consumption can make for a fun and memorable evening, it can also lead to criminal charges.
If people make the mistake of driving under the influence, they can risk their immediate and long-term future. In the short term, people can be arrested. Their reputation may suffer as a result of the DUI arrest, and they may have consequences at work. People can also immediately lose the right to drive, thereby making it very difficult to get around.
In the long-term, if someone is convicted of DUI, the person may have to serve jail or prison time. People can also be sentenced to large fines, driving education classes and forced to use an ignition interlock device. Additionally, they will face enhanced penalties, if they are ever convicted of drunk driving again in the future.
These penalties are serious. People can protect their future, however, by taking quick action following their DUI arrest. An attorney can help people evaluate their case. Police and prosecutors must have certain evidence to arrest and charge a person with DUI. This evidence must be legally collected and recorded.
Qualified attorneys -- like those at Short Law Group, P.C. -- have examined the evidence for legal irregularities. If issues are found, we can challenge the use of this evidence in court. Without the evidence, prosecutors may be forced to drop the case or lower charges.
Our DUI webpage has more information about how to put the mistake of drinking and driving in the past and get back to normal life.
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