QUESTION
Can you get a DUI if you ran out of gas and then you took a controlled substance?
Asked on Apr 22nd, 2016 on DUI/DWI - California
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I ran out of gas, took a controlled substance while keys were in the ignition. The cops did a wellness check and suspected drug or alcohol use, arrested for DUI but wasn't driving at the time of taking drugs. Car out of gas so it was not operable.
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Criminal Defense Attorney serving Alhambra, CA
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Francis John Cowhig
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If you are in the car with keys in the ignition and under the influence, you can be charged with a DUI. Whether or not there is enough evidence to convict depends on what the D.A. can prove.
Answered on May 20th, 2016 at 4:15 AM
Absolutely, because they will use circumstantial evidence to show that you must have been driving just moments before contact. You need to hire a DUI specialist, and do it soon because you have only 10 days to save your license.
Answered on May 19th, 2016 at 6:59 PM
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Law Office of Edward J. Blum
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No but the states gonna charge you and they'll hang you with a DUI if you don't fight it. Remember the d in DUI stands for drive.
Answered on May 19th, 2016 at 6:59 PM