My friend just got DUI charge with some extra stuff
 

Hello everyone, :tup:
My friend is in deep trouble and need some advises but I can't since I never had such an experience... So maybe if anyone has some of experience sharing would be great! So, my friend was driving under influence with his 'rental car' and crashed onto a parked car. The owner of the parked car wanted to let my friend go since he didn't want my friend to get in troubles (very kind guy) but someone walking down a street called a cop. My friend was taken to a police station for DUI and crashing other person's car. The problem is, first, his insurance was deactivated at the time present. Second, it was a rental car. (I have no idea how he even rented out a car with his nonactive insurance). Third, he was drunk driving. Fourth, his rental car got TOTALED(victim's car is not that bad. Just need some fix on the rear end). What are the worst consequences he can receive? I have no idea how his insurance will work since it was deactivated at the time being. I mean I understand it is now up to his lawyer and the court but how much money will he end up spending? Can he faces a jail time for such matters? Thank you.

Dui, totaled car, no insurance and leaving the scene of the accident? I hope he gets jail time. He's lucky he didn't kill someone.

He didn't leave the scene. The owner of the parked car wanted to let him go :) But someone called the cop :(

Good. He was driving drunk. Cops should have been called.

Yeup, I mean even it is my friend, he deserved it.

If he has a good lawyer he will be paying a nice high fine and some jail time.
The rental car insurance will cover a chunk of the car he destroyed, but they will still go after him for a good amount. The DUI plus accident usually is auto jail time even with a good lawyer (can be as low as a few days), but it could be 30 days to more if they want to throw the book at him.

With all the 'little' things you listed it adds up to a bunch of big items that a court will find hard to pass over. Also depends on his past record, is this a 1st time incident or has he had past troubles.

Regardless of sentence, he got off easy. No one was hurt and it's only property damage.

oh my............ auto jail times...oh my.......... that really sucks for him...don't even know what to say. I believe his records are pretty clean. Except maybe a few tickets? but this is his 1st DUI.

Yeup, he is damn lucky

It depends on state/county, I know some have auto jail time as DUIs are becoming big problems for cities & they are cracking down. Now many times a 1st offense you can get by with a fine and/or community service but all comes down to the judge.

Gotcha, thanks for the great info friend. I just don't think I can't tell him these...He will get so depressed...but deserve it the same time...:shakes head:

If he's smart it will be his last DUI, because he's not very good at it.

Tell him to start checking SR22 insurance rates and vehicle interlocks. His wallet is about to get raped.

Jail time is the least of his worries.

I'm still searching for the "extra stuff" promised in the title. Everything seems due to DUI and extremely poor judgment.

I used to have a few friends like that. Used to.

Yup. Hope he wakes up and quits driving under the influence.
I have a friend who was charged with murder after driving under the influence and crashing his Lotus.

If you drink, don't drive. PLEASE.

holy cr*p....What happened to him? Is he serving some kind of life sentence in a prison now?

Guess my title was mis leading XD :inoutroflpuke:

Hasn't been decided yet.
He was at a pub watching a basketball game and when leaving, the guy complimented him on his car. He asked him if he wanted to take a ride. Crash followed.
The bar was no more than two miles from his house and the wreck was between there and the bar.
Absolutely broke my heart. He is not a young impetuous kid either. Almost my age (50). Made one bad decision and now has to live with the fact that he caused another man's death as well as the possibility for a very long prison sentence.

I can't see how someone can rationalize driving to a bar to have drinks with the full intention of driving home. For me, if I plan on going to a bar at all, I don't plan on driving home.

OP, your friend's insurance rates are going to go through the roof. I can't say I feel sorry for him though . . .

He's probably going to be responsible for all of the property damage. The rental cars insurance will pay for the car more than likely, but they will def sue your friend for repayment. They say in TN, a DUI will cost you $10k in just fines and other related charges. But then he will face the 3 years of astronomical auto insurance rates.

I hope he "your friend" has a hefty amount of cash stashed somewhere. With that I mean over 20,000 Dolores. (20 k) (I know Dolores not dollars)
DUI will cost close to 10 thousand, between fines, lawyer fees, court fees and so on. Then he will be paying for a long time with a special form called SR-22. From now on, any insurance company will request his SR22 and that automatically will place him as a HIGH RISK driver. So even if he skips jail and pays all the fines, his insurance will take care of the rest.
And I have no clue how is he going to pay for the rental vehicle.
He should be glad he impacted a vehicle and not a human being. :mad:
Word of advice, tell your friend not to drive for the next 5 years because insurance alone is going to hurt his pocket the most.

I'm with you on that one. I normally don't drink when I'm out of my house. But if I do, is because my wife is with me and she can drive me home or I just don't go out drinking.
I don't even go out with buddies to drink because I have seen it time after time where the DD is the one that ends up more drunk than the ones that were supposed to drink.

It might be his first DWI but you know what they say about it. You are more likely to drive drunk more than 50 times before you get pulled over. So I guess this was his 51st time.
I know of someone in Texas that is serving life in prison because that person had more than 12 DWI's, yes more than twelve. Finally the judge had enough from this person and sentenced him to life. It might look a bit harsh but he had too many chances to rehab and change his live.

if he had the optional insurance on the rental, they might cover it, might not. depends on the fine print. He may be out for the complete loss of the rental, in addition to all the other damages and fines. He's pretty screwed.

why would he drive a rental out to a pub to drink? Thats just crazy. I might have done similar things when I was younger, but at our age (50), I would never do that.

why would he drive a rental out to a pub to drink? Thats just crazy. I might have done similar things when I was younger, but at our age (50), I would never do that.[/QUOTE]

Have you taken a taxi cab lately? Especially if living in NYC :p
I guess a rental car is cheaper than a taxi in some areas

Be the exact opposite for me.

Thank you all for the sharing. My friend is just a fu**ing idiot. This stupid used to drive under influence very often because he thought he would never get caught. And I totally don't get why the f*ck this idiot rented out a car to go out for drinking. Well, I know you are my friend but you are screwed. Lucky that he didn't kill somebody. smfh...

So I knew it. Just like the saying "you are more likely to drive drunk 50 times or more before you get pulled over".
Why he rented a car? because is cheaper than a cab. You can rent a vehicle for the entire weekend for less than $30.00. Now, see if a cab driver will take you everywhere during the weekend for $30.00 or less. :rofl2:

Never ending story with this Shiitt, no matter how many commercials, ads, police on the streets, wrecked cars on display to detur you from drinking and driving............ Some idiot always chooses to do the **** anyway. I don't drink and have Zero Tolerance with those who commit these crimes. I knew a guy who did this and killed a mother of 4, great guy, never did much of anything wrong in his life other than this and served 9 years in prison.............. And IMO, IT STILL WASNT ENOUGH!!! I have a wife and kids too and mourn for that victims family and can't imagine the pain they went through. Tell your friend he dogged a bullet and be responsible if he's gonna continue to drink.

I use lyft or uber, or we get a hotel if we are going out downtown. Its definitely cheaper than a DUI.

After living in Vegas for many years, the amount of drivers under the influence in the evening is staggering. As great as it sounds, it's not realistic to get a cab or uber every time you have a drink. Drinking responsibly is key. That means, limit your beers to two at most, not two pints. Liquor may be tasty, but that's the fastest way to jail if you get in your car. They come in a tiny @ss glass and almost guaranteed to drink at least two. When I moved to Tampa, I got real smart with it, and live within walking distance to at least 10 bars/restaurants. I have another 25-30 a trolley ride away. Uber only costs a few bucks from that distance too. It's not worth putting everything you worked for at risk for one mistake. Hell, I have a clearance to protect; one mistake and I lose my military career and my civilian (loss of clearance and jail time). That domino's into no more Z, no more Maxima, no more apartment in a nice part of town, and potentially no more Wife. I feel bad for your friend, I empathize the situation, but he must accept responsibility for his actions. If anything, this is a hard lesson that was a long time coming. Hopefully he has money saved somewhere to stay afloat.

:icon18: except I do not have a wife yet XD
Hopefully he learns from his mistake and don't drive under influence anymore. However I have seen people getting caught driving under influence like three times end up their a*s in jail. I don't know about if he saved up money...:eek: