I was arrested with a dui in April but nothings been filed. I called the DA and they have told me the police haven’t even sent my file over. How often is that file bottlenecked by the police?? Why would that happen?
I am having a real hard time coping and not fully freaking out.
Got off work last Friday and had a few with some co-workers. Driving home and all of a sudden lights behind me. I wasn't speeding excessively, dont recal doing anything untoward. A smell like alcohol but also work at a brewery so I thought id be ok. I was not.
Blew a .15. Spent the night in the tank. It might be the worst moment of my life.
Im married with kids and too old to have made such a foolish mistake. I've been sober since. Not that this is a defense, just saying how absolutely embarrassed and ashamed I am. Not to mention the terror of not knowing.
What do I do? Im not trying to fight it. I willingly did a test. But what can I do to mitigate the damage? I drive my kids to and from school, drive for field trips and sports, ect.
Is the dmv hearing only if im trying to contest? My court date is in December..but Is there a possibility of 6 months in Jail?!
Ill enroll in class, do the IID, anything but that. Please. Thank you and appreciate any feedback.
I was arrested for my first DUI in San Mateo County about 7.5 months ago. It was a single-vehicle incident with no injuries and no drugs involved.
The DA still has not filed criminal charges. I’ve checked the San Mateo County court system multiple times and there is still no case.
I’ve been handling the DMV side separately and I’m finishing those requirements, but I’m mainly wondering about the criminal case.
Has anyone here had a DUI in San Mateo County where the DA took 7+ months to file?
If so, how long after your arrest were charges eventually filed? Has anyone reached the one-year mark without charges being filed?
Mainly looking for recent San Mateo County experiences (2024–2026). Thanks!
I recently got a DUI (1st time and no prior history of any problems with the law) and I refused to do breath so they took me in for blood. When the nurse came to get my blood he asked for my consent so I refused, the cop did tell me I would not have a license for a year, but did not tell me that it also comes with 48 hours of jail time. Long story short I refused, they got a warrant and took my blood and I was in jail for 15 hours. My BAC came back 0.12. I have court in a month and I'm worried about the 48 hours in jail. Anyone know how likely it is for me to fight that?
I have seen a lot of posts on the issues caused with Model Y and Intoxalock but very few follow ups on what has actually worked for people. I've had two Violation 3's since install on Wednesday. The first one was due to the fact that Tesla had a prescheduled software update from the delivery team so the first night I had the car I got a no retest at 2:26 AM. That one I understand. However, the next day I drove the car twice and got another violation 3. I have to go back to the installer for the 3rd time in so many days today to fix. Here is what I have done to help:
Deleted the Tesla App from my phone
Turned the Wifi on the car to ignore my home connection
Turned off all automatic software updates
Turned off all of the things that would wake up the car: Sentry, data share etc.
Use my keycard only to unlock and lock.
Upon entering the vehicle, I don't touch any peddles and hit the button on the Intoxalock to start the test procedure. I don't touch any other part of the car until the screen says drive.
When I exit the car, I open the door first. I go on the Safety screen and power off the car. The screen goes dark. I wait the full 2 minutes on the device countdown and wait until that is zero (also wait another 30 seconds to be sure) and then I exit the car.
I lock the car with my key card from the outside and the screen never comes back on.
Anything else people are doing that has worked to avoid the violation 3 issue? I would appreciate any help, I can't do this for another 9 months.