r/dui

Long story short, I was arrested for DUI and the state is also charging me with assault 3 (felony 'fear assault' because the cop who pulled me over reported experiencing fear due to what is described as reckless driving, but the video evidence hasn't been released so it's not clear what exactly that looked like). No one was injured and there was no vehicle accident involved. I didn't blow hard enough into the breathalyzer for it to read at the police station so they also charged me with refusing a chemical test, they got a warrant for my blood (don't know what it was yet). The DUI and chemical test refusal are misdemeanors and the fear assault is a felony.

I am a first-time offender, never been arrested or charged with anything. I am desperate to plea the felony down to a misdemeanor. I will probably lose my (great) job in healthcare over this, deservedly so. If I get the felony charge, I'll never be able to work with children or vulnerable adults again...if I get the misdemeanor, I won't be able to for five years, but can appeal for a special permit to do so. I have a public defender who has told me that the DA does not typically reduce felony assault charges down to misdemeanors in DUI cases.

Some people are telling me to get a DUI-specific private attorney, but if I can't reduce the felony in regular court I will be applying to a substance abuse treatment court that might let me reduce it through that program. My PD said that if I need to get into that program, having a private attorney could make me look "less sympathetic and like I am just trying to get out of this and don't really want treatment".

And yes, obviously I feel nothing but guilt, remorse, and shame for my actions. I am going to AA and applying to IOP treatment programs for substance abuse. I want to get help. I have a baby at home who is my reason for not ending it all over this.

Has anyone else had any luck getting a felony assault charges that were paired with a misdemeanor DUI reduced to all misdemeanors? This is my first time dealing with anything like this and I feel like I'm drowning. Thank you for reading.

I’m in sobriety court in Michigan and I just completed phase one. I’m now eligible to get my license back but my probation officer said I would need to get a car, have the interlock installed and bring him some kind of certificate verifying it was installed before I can go to Secretary of State and actually get my license back. I’m just wondering how I would put insurance on the car without my license?

I am most interested in people with brand new cars with push start. Mine is 2026 Nissan Sentra SV.

I’ve made a few posts about my dui but I wanted to make another one bc I keep trying to find people in a situation similar to mine but can’t.

I’m 22(f), black and have a dui. I have a lot of stuff that I want to do & accomplish, getting educated having a career all that stuff and idk just how much this will affect me. I’m alr at a disadvantage being black and a woman I feel like this gives people a reason to discredit everything else about me and anything I accomplish in the future. I’m deathly scared of my future. Times are hard, economy is sht, job market is terrible. I’ve been trying to be as optimistic as I can but I also want to be realistic. How fkd am I?

Anyone know how to navigate something like this?

We are chilling in his whip, we both have dui’s but I got some auntie anne’s and some beer because i got the shit outta my car. He takes one singular bite out of the pretzel. VIOLATION. Super Funny ngl but i have had some similar experiences with some bread or even spicy food. I never got a violation but man when i had it in it was stressful. And no i dont drink and drive very stupid mistake. Hope ppl have the same experience

Question for anyone that may have dealt with this. I'm trying to figure out if speaking to a lawyer in my home state could help my situation.

First time OWI in March outside of my home state. No crash. I retained a lawyer for that state to handle the legal process. Plead no contest and received a 6 month suspension for driving within the state.

Home state added 8 points to my license and triggered an administrative suspension for 3 months. My understanding after talking to the Department of Revenue is I am not eligible for restricted driving privileges within my home state due to an out of state revocation, and they won't be able to reinstate my license until the out of state suspension is handled.

My question for anyone that may have dealt with this is: would speaking to a lawyer within my home state potentially help my situation? Would they be capable of petitioning for restricted driving privileges (with IID would even be fine) or am I simply out of luck on this?

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Home State: Missouri