Type: DUI reduced to Reckless Driving
Practice Area:DUI and DWI
Date: 2015-08-05
Outcome: Case reduced to a Reckless Driving
Description: Our client was pulled after leaving a concert in Ybor. The police followed her for a bit, and believed that based on her driving pattern, that she might be impaired. Upon stopping our client, the police officer administered Field Sobriety Tests. He concluded that our client was too impaired to drive.

Our client had never been in trouble before and was scared about how a DUI conviction could affect her career. Ultimately, we were able to successfully negotiate with the State Attorney’s Office and get our happy client a Reckless Driving.

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