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PizzaSlut
11-05-2003, 05:43 AM
People should not drink and drive, I do it too often and finally got caught. I had a DUI tonight, had a buddy and his girl take me to get my car, I didn't drive it home as I don't have a license for the next week till I go to my court date. I'm going to try and get a lawyer to be able to talk it down and be able to keep my job delivering pizzas. I'm not expecting him to be able to do that so I'll have to look for another job, this sucks, but it is the consequences.
Discuss and scold me.
koreanboi121
11-05-2003, 05:46 AM
hope you learned your lesson!
the main thing i hate is people that drink and drive, at least you werent injured or something worse didnt happen.
tropiccougar01
11-05-2003, 06:21 AM
Congrats. Dont let it be your last. HAHAHA
Just kidding. I guess thats what you deserve. Kiss your job goodbye. :cry:
NorCalCoug
11-05-2003, 10:23 AM
Drunk drivers kill people like my friends. Be glad you were caught instead of having to live with the fact that you accidentally killed a couple of teenagers in their car or something. Take it as a cue to stop. Bring a designated driver or call a cab. Don't be a retard. :)
Tygerr
11-05-2003, 10:48 AM
For real, you suck. Delivering pizzas isn't any fun anyway.
Red2KCougar
11-05-2003, 02:48 PM
http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/pat.gif dumbass...
Isn't your licensed suspended for 6 months if you get a DUI?
LeonsCat
11-05-2003, 02:53 PM
Pizza ****, you may face more serious problems than you realize, expecially if convicted. For one, probably your local newspaper will publish your name and your convition in court and that will get all over town. You will lose your license, and if your still looking for a decent job, then it's a lot tougher to find one without a car. Some employers are asking for your license to check it out, that if a person has a bad driving record, may be a high risk to them. A conviction will also limit your ability to do out of town work. In some states and countries, it may make it more difficult to rent a car. You can be denied entry to Canada if you have a DUI conviction as considered a Felony level crime in that country and most proviences.
starshower
11-05-2003, 03:42 PM
Regardless of penalties and inconvenience, drunk driving is nothing but stupid. Better to spend a lil more on a cab and less in the bar than to pay the price of loosing your own life or depriving an innocent person of their own. I've lost friends to drunk driving. THEY were the driver. It's not cool or smart or right. Think with your head and don't drink and drive. You got off pretty lucky with only a DUI charge. Just think of what COULD have occurred. And if this isn't your first time, then you should also be thanking whoever that you haven't killed anyone/hurt anyone/written your coug off/been arrested before. If you play with fire, you're going to get burned. Wise Up. And if you did the crime, expect to do the time. No one's gonna feel bad for you in this one. Hope when they do give you the right to drive back you learn to use it wisely. And learn when to leave the keys at home.
ND4SPD
11-05-2003, 04:18 PM
Originally posted by: LeonsCat
Pizza ****, you may face more serious problems than you realize, expecially if convicted. For one, probably your local newspaper will publish your name and your convition in court and that will get all over town. You will lose your license, and if your still looking for a decent job, then it's a lot tougher to find one without a car. Some employers are asking for your license to check it out, that if a person has a bad driving record, may be a high risk to them. A conviction will also limit your ability to do out of town work. In some states and countries, it may make it more difficult to rent a car. You can be denied entry to Canada if you have a DUI conviction as considered a Felony level crime in that country and most proviences.
i don;t think it would be THHHHHAT extreme...
and i'm 99% sure his local paper would NOT put his name in the paper... where the heck did you hear that they do that?
topgunz1
11-05-2003, 04:57 PM
newspapers here put convictions in the paper. pizza**** good luck with the legal system, be glad it is only a dui and NEVER do it again.
duratecpower
11-05-2003, 04:58 PM
and i'm 99% sure his local paper would NOT put his name in the paper... where the heck did you hear that they do that?[/quote]
Yep, They print all the names here in our local paper too, It's called "The Log" Sorry about your misfortune pizza****. Here in Iowa you would be looking at a mandatory 48 hours in jail, 6 months suspension of your driving privledges, $500-$750 fine, and then you have to carry SR22 (high risk) insurance for 2 years. No fun.
cougar11190
11-05-2003, 05:13 PM
your car insurance is gonna be a MINT hope you dont even want to mod your new 12 speed bicycle cause you aint gonna have the money
I'm going to try and get a lawyer to be able to talk it down and be able to keep my job delivering pizzas
Hope you can't talk it down and get the max penalty there is. Hope you learn from it. Lucky that you got pulled over and gotten DUI, you could've hit someone (innocent) whilst driving intoxicated.
ZEXCougar
11-05-2003, 05:57 PM
Well, your main concern should be jail time... For a first offense, you should not be required to go to jail unless there is a mandatory jail sentence for DUI in your state. There is a chance it may happen, but at least it would only be a few days. If you have an attorney - he should be able to get you out of this part unless it is mandatory. You will definitely lose your license for a few months, however you can apply for a license that will allow you to only drive to and from work. They will give this to you so you can keep your job. I think that you can only drive during daylight though - so i don't know how that is going to effect your pizza delivery job. Other than that - you will be getting a pretty large fine (Over $1,000 after court costs), plus the expense of your attorney ($200 per hour). Also, you will have to get SR22 insurance for the next 2 years. I had to have SR22 when I was 19 because of my horrible driving record filled with speeding tickets. Just to give you an idea on the cost, the insurance on my 99 Dodge Dakota was $330 a month. For the first offense, you shouldn't be in too much trouble - but watch out next time cause they will throw the book at you! The court system doesn't have a tolerance for repeat offenders on this one. I am not going to tell you that you are getting what you deserve or anything like that... I bet that alot of the people that are telling you this are guilty of your exact crime (whether they have been caught or not). But I will say "no more drinking and driving." You should know when you have had too much to get behind the wheel. Multiple offenses will land you in jail, and I'd hate to see you go there because of one night's stupid decisions. Good luck, and get a good attorney. They can make a world of difference in this situation.
gyger
11-05-2003, 06:56 PM
What's the difference between a DUI and DWI?
Driving under the influence
and
Driving while intoxicated right?
what's the diff?
Anyway hopefully you won't do it again and I'm glad you didn't
hurt yourself or others.
The thing that worries me is say I go to a bar I have three 12 oz
beers in about an hour and a half.
I don't think three beers will render me unable to drive and I'm sure as hell
not calling a freakin cab after 3 beers!
But the legal limit is so ridiculously low right now I could get pulled over after
smelling a beer and get arrested for DUI. So what would you guys do? Drive home?
The reason I ask is my friend got pulled over in his truck he had about 8 beers in a span
of 5 hours. He's no little guy either. I can't remember what the limit was but he was over it
they arrested him took his license for a year. He HAD to spend 10 days in jail and pay 1,500.00
worth of fines and get his truck back. He was told that if he went to a certain alcholic meeting
weekend thing that he wouldn't have to go to jail. Yeah the judge made him go anyway. His
lawyer couldn't do anything. Basically for like a year his life sucked and you know what as bad
as it is to drink and drive I felt bad for him because he wasn't "wasted" and it was his first offense.
In no way am I defending drunk drivers.
joshts0
11-05-2003, 07:06 PM
Ya'll must live in small towns if they publish all of the convictions.....
(That isn't an insult)
Well, I think the important thing is that he learns his lesson and never does it again.. you can learn without having everything taken away from you, so with that said, good luck reducing the sentence, and I hope you get off with a large fine and high insurance for a long time.. and maybe some community service.. as that is what you deserve IMHO... hopefully you can keep your license, and your job... but I think that is doubtful since most (all?) pizza places require no DUI/DWI in the past like... 5 years.. I'm sure you know that data better than I do...
Oh well, time for a better job anyways... one that puts less miles on your car!
And... umm... if your job isn't directly related to driving... than isn't it illegal for them to use then information against you?
edit: spelling
ignernt
11-05-2003, 08:44 PM
i'm severely biased against drunk drivers, because two years ago this drunk nailed me from behind, and then decided to run. i had to follow him for 5 miles until the cops got up to him. What did he get? A weekend in jail and lost his license for 90 days. What did i get? A crushed car and a messed up neck and back, with over 6 months of chiropractor visits. I still have to go once or twice a month just to get back in line. Plus i go out of my way to avoid that intersection. Seems like i got a little more than he did... if i ever see him again i'll just have to even up by pounding the ever-living piss out of him.
RiverRojo
11-05-2003, 10:10 PM
I was hit by a drunk driver when I was 16 at a busy intersection. I've suffered back pains to this day, and had to undergo surgery to save my arm that night. Now I got a nice 8" scar to remind me not to d+d. I hope you learned your lesson. Trust me, you get off easy if your the drunk. It's the innocent who get punished the most.
99CouGSweetRide
11-06-2003, 12:02 AM
Trust me, you get off easy if your the drunk. It's the innocent who get punished the most
yes but you, as the drunk, must live with that fact for the rest of your life.
Mike
yes but you, as the drunk, must live with that fact for the rest of your life
True, but DRUNK made FF-ing choice to drink 'n drive, whereas an innocent bystander didn't
Sorry, have absolutely NO REMORSE for drunken' drivers...
coolcatstrut
11-06-2003, 01:21 AM
Originally posted by: gyger
What's the difference between a DUI and DWI?
Driving under the influence
and
Driving while intoxicated right?
what's the diff?
Ther is no difference between Driving While Intoxicated(DWI), Driving Under the Influence(DUI) or Driving While Impared(DWI) . It's just semantics. It was changed a couple of times because lawyers where using it as a way to try to make it harder to convict someone. It's all about the way you say things.
Originally posted by: gyger
The thing that worries me is say I go to a bar I have three 12 oz
beers in about an hour and a half.
I don't think three beers will render me unable to drive and I'm sure as hell
not calling a freakin cab after 3 beers!
But the legal limit is so ridiculously low right now I could get pulled over after
smelling a beer and get arrested for DUI. So what would you guys do? Drive home?
Don't take my word for it but I think the average adult can wash out the effects of 1-2 beers per hour. So if you have a couple of beers, just make sure you don't drive within 2 hours to be safe. Even then you'll be put through a Field sobriety test, and if you can pass that, then you wont have a problem.
LeonsCat
11-06-2003, 03:42 PM
DUI/DWI may be the same in some states, but in NY State, there 2 levels - .05 to now .079 with a lower penalty and .08+ for the full penalty. On publishing names of court convictions and arrests, have seen it often done in small town, daily, local/regional weekly newspapers. On license checks for employment, sometimes done as may have to drive for an employer, such as doing out of town assignments, ect. and need to know for their insurance carrier.
PizzaSlut
11-06-2003, 07:13 PM
I'm meeting with a lawyer tomorrow. I called my boss and he was cool with it because I guess he wanted me to become a shift manager, then assistant and maybe get my own store anyways. If I get privileges to use my car for occupational purposes he'll let me be a driver until my next MVR which is when I'd start shifting. In the meanwhile I hope my next door neighbor can help me get that job at Qwest he told me about. I have the experience for it, just need to have a connection and some luck.
To anybody wondering, so far I am looking forward to the AA meetings and am glad that nobody was injured due to my stupidity. I can't sit here and say I learned my lesson because that won't show until many months from now if I truly have or not.
CbOy2000
11-06-2003, 08:51 PM
I've had 2 friends that got DUI's and one wasn't even of age. The only problem is that the 19 year doesn't have a car anymore cause she wrecked it into a pole but the worse that happened to her was she had to pay big fines, loss of license for a year and goto alcohol classes for awhile but no jail time. My other friend was 21 but he was hit by someone after he left the bar and they took off but he couldn't follow them cause they wrecked into his front tire and made it undrivable. The cops then showed up and gave him a test and he failed. The worst for him was loss of license for 6 months, fines, and alcohol classes. He got his car fixed too, which is a 40k trailbalzer a very nice car. Your lucky that your boss was ok with the DUI though Pizza**** and at least u didn't wreck into someone because the consequenses could have been worse.
PeDL2DaMeDL
11-07-2003, 01:21 AM
I never got DUI but I got transportation cause unfortunately Im underage and my name and conviction was in the newspaper...grandparents, family, girlfriend's parents, employers - a lot of significant others can read it and it can suck ash-ho.
LeonsCat
11-07-2003, 03:29 PM
Occupational / restricted licenses are allowed even for DUI conviction drivers in some states. They allow driving to/from employment, some who drive for a living (not CDL's anymore) or if only driver in household and have medical needs. I know in NJ, NY states, you lose your license-your walking. Does Ohio where you live Pizza**** have restricted licenses for your situation?
PizzaSlut
11-07-2003, 04:33 PM
Yes, they do. I won't even be eligible for one until Nov. 20th. It's mandatory that all my driving privileges be taken for 15 days, then it's up to the judge whether I get privileges or not.
dude, your a f*ckin dumbass, and i seriously hope you get everything possible, im only 20 years old and i've seen 4 friends in the past two years buried because of a drunk driver, 1 more was in a coma for almost a year and is paralyzed for life, another lost a leg, and lastly, one more that has brain damage, its people like you that destroy peoples' lives. there is a kid i went to school with who decided to drive drunk...on his way home, he ofc had an accident and killed 3 people in another car. one was a close friend of mine, the other two people were her sisters, ages 9, 14, and 18. to this day, the day i watched their mother bury her only 3 children is still the worst moment in my life, ****, that was almost two years ago, and you can ask fellow T&A neco'ers if im still terrified to go out on a weekend night. that **** is drastic mang, i really hope you get what you deserve and learn ur lesson
BigDaddyTiberius
11-10-2003, 10:34 AM
I'm not defending drunk driving, but you know people driving aggressively kill lots of people too. SO next time anyone decides to be in a big hurry for no reason just remember that. Also always remember to wear your seatbelts. Cause of all the people I knew that got killed by drunk drivers or unsafe drivers while I was in highschool all but one wasn't wearing their seatbelt.
ILLicitKougar
11-12-2003, 11:53 AM
Originally posted by: CrAzYbEeRgUy
dude, your a f*ckin dumbass, and i seriously hope you get everything possible, im only 20 years old and i've seen 4 friends in the past two years buried because of a drunk driver, 1 more was in a coma for almost a year and is paralyzed for life, another lost a leg, and lastly, one more that has brain damage, its people like you that destroy peoples' lives. there is a kid i went to school with who decided to drive drunk...on his way home, he ofc had an accident and killed 3 people in another car. one was a close friend of mine, the other two people were her sisters, ages 9, 14, and 18. to this day, the day i watched their mother bury her only 3 children is still the worst moment in my life, ****, that was almost two years ago, and you can ask fellow T&A neco'ers if im still terrified to go out on a weekend night. that **** is drastic mang, i really hope you get what you deserve and learn ur lesson
CrAzYbEeRgUy
and your name stands for what again?
MunsterCoug
11-12-2003, 09:55 PM
How much over the limit did you blow on the brethalyzier?
Drving drunk is real hard guys
GrandMasterKhan
11-12-2003, 10:56 PM
In may experiences while at court, I have seen judges hand quite serious penalties for DUIs.
My best advice is to show how sorry you are, Provide documentation about attending AA or anything which may show that you are doing your best to NEVER Drive Drunk again.
Also Get a signed letter from your Boss regarding your job for Pizza Delivery. Very important.
If all else fails you don't need a license for a scooter and you could deliver Pizzas on a scooter. GTA style.
bensenvill
11-12-2003, 11:41 PM
and if worst case scenerio, you can wait another month and experience the thrill of driving your cougar again when GT4 comes out
ZEXCougar
11-13-2003, 02:50 AM
Originally posted by: GrandMasterKhan
If all else fails you don't need a license for a scooter and you could deliver Pizzas on a scooter. GTA style.
Ya, and just in time for winter!
PizzaSlut
11-13-2003, 03:27 AM
Originally posted by: GrandMasterKhan
In may experiences while at court, I have seen judges hand quite serious penalties for DUIs.
My best advice is to show how sorry you are, Provide documentation about attending AA or anything which may show that you are doing your best to NEVER Drive Drunk again.
Also Get a signed letter from your Boss regarding your job for Pizza Delivery. Very important.
If all else fails you don't need a license for a scooter and you could deliver Pizzas on a scooter. GTA style.
I have a lawyer, he talked to the judge on monday and they would have given me a year suspension. So he got a continuance and it's supposed to be a lenient judge on the date of the continuance.
I'm working inside at pizza hut now and will get a bump up in pay. They say with my skill set that I could be managing my own store within a couple years, so that should be good ... and they've been hoping for the past year or so I'd stop delivering and become an assistant manager. In the meanwhile I have a second job now doing night stock and had a couple interviews for help desk jobs. I'm not going to be delivering pizzas anymore.
As for the question on what I blew ... it was a 0.183, so I was pretty gone. The officer's statement said I met all 6 of the criteria to assume someone has had a few too many beers and it's time to start a sobriety test.
I've probably lost a half inch off of my waist from riding my bike to and from work and walking to the second job place, heh.