Question by Amy Lee: DUI in Massachusetts- I would like your opinion on my case for what you think will be the VERDICT at the trial?Hi...Thanks for taking time to read my post. In May 2009, I got arrested for a DUI offense in Massachusetts and would like your opinion on it. I hired a great criminal defense attorney and my trial date is this week....but I am very nervous being that I have never been involved in any wrongdoings with the law and have worked hard to get where I have gotten in life.
Here is a copy/paste of the POLICE REPORT (so you can read what the Police stated with some things removed for my privacy)
May 2009, clear cool night1 around 03:15 am. I was on patrol on Rte 1 North a public highway in the state. I observed a Jeep stopped in the breakdown lane. I started to pull over to check on the vehicle when it started again, entering the travel lane in front of me. I was behind the vehicle traveling Rte 1 North. I could see something was wrong as the vehicle veered sharply into the far left travel lane, straddled the white markings on the highway traveling in both lanes, then swerved into the breakdown lane. I activated my blue lights and started to catch up to the vehicle I was a few car lengths behind at this point. The vehicle traveled the breakdown lane for about 100 yards then approached the Lawrence Street off-ramp at a high rate of speed. It nearly could not negotiate the turn traveling down the ramp. The vehicle then struck it’s two passenger side tires on the granite curb as it took a right off the exit. The vehicle finally came to a stop after I sounded my sirens.
I approached and asked the lone female driver for her license and registration. I could see that she has glassy eyes was acting lethargic. She began fumbling around her vehicle for her paperwork. She handed me the reg and was searching for her license in her pocketbook. I asked her if there was any problem with her driving, or if she had taken any medications and she stated she was just going home. She lives in NH, but could not explain why she was heading East on Lawrence Street. She also had a large GPS screen on her Dash to help her. I now could see she had heavily slurred speech. I asked if she had been drinking or using drugs and she stated no. I asked where she was coming from and she stated she was going home. I repeated the question and she stated “no-where”. At this time she was being very uncooperative.
I asked her if she would step from the vehicle to perform some field sobriety tests. She stated that she wanted to call her lawyer. I again asked her to turn off the vehicle and step out, but she refused. We went back and forth about 6 or 7 times. This was becoming a public safety issue in that I did not want her to start the vehicle and take off. I explained that if she did not step from the vehicle she would be placed under arrest. She refused so, with minimal force I escorted her from the driver seat of the vehicle16 and placed her in handcuffs. Officer David was present at this time. I double locked the cuffs and transported her to HQ where she was booked by officer Bone.
While escorting to and from my cruiser I had to hold her up as she would have lost her balance. She was very unsteady on her feet. In the booking area she was again uncooperative demanding that she be able to call her lawyer.
Inside the vehicle was the gps, her purse with some personal effects, and various clothing and personal items.
I charged her with disorderly conduct, oui alcohol and marked lanes violation.
***Truthfully, this is my story of what happened and I plan to go on stand at the trial and explain my side of the story to the jury. I would like you to carefully decide how you would decide my case as either guilty or not guilty.
****I spend the evening getting ready at my mother's house (where I also live) and did not consume ANY alcohol ... at approx. 1:15am I said goodbye to my mom and headed to Boston to Logan Airport. My boyfriend at the time told me he would be flying into Boston and landing at 2:15AM. Please be aware, my relationship was EXTREMELY mentally abusive with him always breaking up with me. When I got to the Airport and went in to pick him up at baggage claim his flight had arrived but he was NOT there. I spent 30 minutes trying to get him to pick up his cell phone when I called and looking around the airport terminal for him. BUT HE WAS NOT THERE! Finally at 3AM, I decided to leave Logan Airport and go back home. As I was leaving Boston I plugged into my GPS the address to go back home. My GPS is the type that has a suction cup to the windshield and has a large screen. Due to this time of year in New England, the weather is always changing temperature causing the suction to lose its grip if I activate the AC or Heat in my car. I was traveling Route 1 home and my GPS kept on losing its suction and falling off and I reapplied it many times to the dash but because I was driving at the time it was not getting a firm suction grip....As I was trying to manuever my driving and putting ht
Best answer:Answer by Mr. Magoo
Your question has been cut off. If you refused a breathalyzer or other alchol consumption test, you are in deep doo doo, no matter how true your story might be. Good luck with that and stay away from NJ if you are really a drunk driver. We already have enough drunk drivers over here.
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