Once you have chosen an attorney, be prepared to answer a lot of questions. Your attorney and his staff will need to know every detail about what happened when you were arrested, prior to your arrest, and after you were arrested. They may ask personal questions about your past, as it pertains to your current case. In some instances, they may need to know things in anticipation of what the prosecution will do to try to convict you.

When you are pulled over for a traffic stop in which an officer suspects any kind of alcohol ingestion, the officer will attempt to engage you in extended conversation. This conversation is not friendly banter, nor is he interested in hearing your answers. The only thing the officer is doing is attempting to measure your impairment and find reasonable cause to detain you further or do more testing.

To be charged with aggravated DWI, you must be traveling more than 30 miles per hour faster than the posted speed limit, cause an accident resulting in bodily injury, attempt to elude police, have a BAC of greater than 0.16, or have a minor under the age of 16 in the vehicle with you.

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When you drive or attempt to drive a vehicle, boat, or OHRV (Off Highway Recreational Vehicle),on any public highway or waterway, you are giving the state permission, or “consenting” to drug or alcohol tests if the police have reasonable grounds to believe you are under the influence.