When Halloween Thrills Turn to Chills with a Connecticut DUI

 Posted on November 06, 2017 in Driving Under the Influence

Last week was Halloween. The holiday is in resurgence with the popularity of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things, and, because it falls on a Tuesday, kids and adults alike spent the weekend before celebrating with parties and events.

With Halloween fun, as we all know too well from childhood and teenage years, comes mischief. Toilet paper rolls will be strewn across treetops, already shriveling pumpkins smashed in the streets, and, at some gatherings, a veritable witches’ brew of alcohol consumed. While toilet paper confetti and pumpkin punishment can get you in trouble, it is the alcohol-related offenses that can truly turn a fun night into a nightmare in the blink of a bleary eye. If your Halloween ended in a DUI or DWI, you will need an experienced Fairfield County DUI/DWI attorney.

Jail, Fines and Penalties, License Suspension, and IID Installation Are Among the DUI Penalties in Connecticut

If, while wearing your Ghostbusters or Stranger Things costume, you were pulled over by a Connecticut law enforcement officer under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, it is no laughing matter. The reason: a DUI or DWI conviction in the state of the Connecticut is punishable by jail, fines and penalties, license suspension, and mandatory installation of an ignition interlock device (IID) in your vehicle. Punishments that, beyond ruining Halloween fun once and for all, can have long-term adverse consequences.

You do not want to spend one night in jail, let alone the two years that you can be properly sentenced for if convicted of a DUI for the second time. You do not want to beg for rides or depend on public transportation, especially in wintertime, while your license is suspended. Nor do you want to undergo the spectacle and humiliation of blowing into a blood alcohol content IID every time you start your car.

Protecting Your Legal Rights Following a Connecticut DUI Arrest

Connecticut law enforcement must possess probable causes – a reasonable suspicion – when pulling over individuals driving on the state’s roads. Upon arresting an individual, a law enforcement officer is required to read the individual his or her Miranda rights. An experienced Stamford DUI/DWI attorney will work to protect your legal rights and hold the state and its officers to the duties to which they are bound.

Source:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/rpt/2012-R-0279.htm