Picture this: you’re at your friend’s house, enjoying a few drinks while watching one of the games during college bowl season. And then, after the game wraps up, you decide to drive home.
Right before you arrive home, you see a police car. You continue to drive, but the police car turns on its siren, forcing you to pull over.
You step out of the car, and the officer asks you to take a field sobriety test. Your results are less than ideal, and as a result, you receive a DUI.
Going over what you can do to avoid this situation during college bowl season and speaking with a Schaumburg DUI attorney at Glasgow & Olsson will allow you to protect yourself from a DUI charge.
If You Are Hit With A DUI, What Will Happen?
You are not a criminal. But, if you are hit with a DUI, the legal system can and will treat you like one. And, in treating you like a criminal, the legal system can levy the following consequences against you:
- A $2,500 fine.
- A one-year license suspension.
- A one-year jail sentence.
None of these consequences are pleasant. Depending on your lifestyle and goals, they may actively prevent you from doing what you want to do in the way that you want to do it.
Just as an example, if you have a job that involves driving, then a license suspension will actively prevent you from performing this job and earning money.
Given the facts outlined above, it is of the utmost importance that you drive in a safe, legal manner so that you do not obtain a DUI.
How Can You Avoid Getting A DUI During College Bowl Season?
A variety of actions can be taken in order to avoid getting a DUI during college bowl season. Some of the most notable and useful of these actions are as follows:
- Select someone to be a designated driver so that you can get home without driving.
- Rely on a service such as Uber or Lyft so that you can get home without driving.
- Walk to a hotel and stay there for the night.
- Rely on the bus or subway, among other forms of public transit.
- Stay over at your friend’s home so that you can sleep off the alcohol and wake up refreshed.
If You Do Get A DUI During College Bowl Season, What Should You Do?
If you get a DUI during college bowl season, then regardless of the circumstances underlying the DUI, there is one thing you must always do: contact an attorney.
Contacting an attorney will allow you to develop an effective defense that sets you up to have the best chances to protect yourself and defend your innocence.
Even though you are not a criminal, failing to contact an attorney can lead to a less-than-desirable sentence that can prevent you from living the life you wish to live.
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If you need representation for a DUI charge in Cook County, Glasgow & Olsson is uniquely qualified to help.
When you need an attorney, experience matters.
Contact one of our Illinois DUI defense attorneys today to learn how our experience can get you the results you deserve.