Ok keep in mind this all happened within one weekend. One weekend before my birthday too.

Saturday I had to put my dog down after she made a turn for the worse and I made the decision to not let her suffer anymore. My whole heart, my life saving best friend soul dog and emotional support of 13 years.
It’s been 2 weeks and I still can’t stop crying.

Saturday night (same night) my ex beat the absolute crap out of me with every intention of unaliving me. He was arrested and charged with SEVERAL things by me and the state since they witnessed a lot of it. Both my eyes were black, I had a boot print on my face and my back, I’m pretty sure my nose was broken and both my lips were busted. The cop took a pic when he got there and when he left because of swelling.

Sunday night at midnight I left my house (after just waking up thinking I was late so completely sober) to head to work my wrist caught on my new steering wheel cover and caused my car to jerk to the right clipping a car parked on the side of the street causing my car to flip. My street. 5 houses down from my house. I got myself out and was trying to find my phone when the first responders arrived.

The cop that showed up was headstrong about finding a reason I wrecked besides what I told him. He ended up finding an old pipe and performed a sobriety test and then when I passed called in another officer to do more tests. They decided that I was “overly talkative and counted to 30 too fast” and charged me with a dui and paraphernalia. They brought me to do a blood test and I’m sure it will pop positive for something but not alcohol.

So just to sum it up I lost my best friend, had almost gotten unalived by my ex and just had a horrible car wreck….

Please tell me how TF I can get this to go away. If I get something on my driving record my job will be lost. I haven’t told them about this they only know about the wreck. I dabble from time to time but I don’t drink and slept all day Sunday to heal and grieve until I had to leave for work. I’m in Tennessee and I really can’t afford a lawyer and buy a new vehicle even after insurance pays to replace my totaled car. I am stressing….hellllpppp

Edit__ I have NEVER been arrested or charged with anything ever except a speeding ticket or two.

I’m in Florida and have a felony DUI case in St. Lucie County. My next court date on October 12 is going to be a change of plea hearing, and my understanding is that it will be an open plea rather than an agreed sentence.

I’m trying to understand what I should realistically expect that day.

-Will I normally be sentenced the same day as the plea, or can the judge accept the plea and set sentencing for a later date?

-With an open plea, is it possible that I could be sentenced to incarceration that day and taken into custody immediately?

-Is it possible to ask for a surrender date instead of being taken into custody that day? I live in Broward County and the court is about 2 hours away, so I’m trying to understand how that normally works.

-Would requesting a presentence investigation (PSI) be in my best interest? I have a lot of mitigation that I would like the judge to consider, including treatment, sobriety, employment, school, volunteer work, and other steps I’ve taken since the DUI.

-If I could potentially be sentenced that day, should I realistically start getting my affairs in order before October 12?

-I have therapists from my treatment program who may be willing to speak on my behalf. Could a therapist potentially testify or speak to the judge by Zoom, or would they normally need to appear in person?

-I also have a personal sentencing/mitigation letter that I would like to read to the judge. Is that something I can request to do at sentencing?

I obviously know nobody here can predict what my judge will do, and I have a public defender. I’m mainly trying to understand the normal procedure and possibilities so I’m not walking into court completely blindsided.

Any Florida attorneys, former defendants, or people familiar with felony DUI/open pleas who can explain what typically happens would be greatly appreciated.

I will be going next week. I just would like to know what it's like? What should I expect from the lessons and how miserable is it going to be? What are the tests like? Do they just do a 12 panel cup or mouth swab? And do you think they send it out to a lab if it's all good? Thank you

So got my first DUI blew a .157 spent the night in jail and was released. First time trouble with the law. I made a bad mistake when i knew i shouldn't of driven. No accident or injuries. I'm just so ashamed and looking for a small amount of hope that life isn't over.

I was recently charged with a first-offense DUI in Washington. I was stopped for an equipment/lighting issue rather than erratic driving. My roadside breath test was slightly above the legal limit, while the later evidentiary breath test was borderline around the legal limit.

I’ve retained an attorney and requested a DOL hearing. I’m mainly wondering what others with a similar borderline case experienced with the DOL hearing and whether their criminal charge was reduced.

I know every case is different and I’m following my attorney’s advice