Unintentional drink drive Options

[gfromleeds]

So last night my eldest son went out to play pool with his mates for his 18th birthday
He wasnt staying late because he was working early this morning so he took his car and didnt drink! (he dosent really drink anyway)
Some how he managed to get pulled over on his way home/droping his mates off and got breath tested blowing just over the limit, but over nether the less!
So hes been processed and "charged" if thats the right term and only got home a few hours ago (so missed work)
He claimes he only had 1 vodka and redbull when he first got there then just had straight redbull with ice the rest of the night, so cant understand why he was over!
Which even im thinking 1 vodka over 3-4 hours hes a big lad so should be fine!
Ive just got off the phone with his "mate" who said a few of the guys were sliping vodka in his drinks without gav knowing.
So however shaky/convenient his story is, he could be telling the truth!
Would it be worth speaking to a solicitor or is he screwed eather way?

This post has been edited by gfromleeds: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 - 12:32

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[peterguk]

Hes gone to work now so cant ask him but both me and the wife are sure he said "he blew a 46" I dont know if thats good or bad

So without a successful "special reasons" argument he WILL be disqualified for 12-16 months plus an income related fine, but most importantly at his age insurance cover once he gets his licence back will be eye-wateringly expensive for a number of years to come (and probably impossible to get from most companies).

I presume anyopne who admits spiking your son's drink could be charged with an assault-related offence?

Possible, but unlikely in a case like this.

Really? So rape drug would likely result in a charge, but alcohol not....

Is it really relevant here?

My point was if (and i'm not saying he is), son and friends have got a story going, there could be serious consequences.

[Ocelot]

You could try asking the question on https://www.forum.drinkdriving.org/ask-soli...gland-wales-uk/

although I suspect they'll just say what we have been saying, ie to consult a specialist solicitor.

[Dwain]

Would it also be worth asking the officer who stopped him if it was random or targeted due to a phone call, if it's a phone call it could add creedence to the spiked drink defence. If it was one of the lad's that spiked it that made the call.

[notmeatloaf]

It would be truly bizarre circumstances if his friends spiked his drinks then called the police to get him done for drink driving, then openly admitted they had spiked his drinks afterwards. Probably a world first.

Even if it did happen it doesn't materially change things anyway. There is no dispute he was over the limit when caught, no matter how the police knew. Making an already unusual story even more extraordinary may just act as a distraction in court.

The crucial thing now is to get drinks and timings because that is the meat of the case for the forensic toxicologist to chew on.

I have done some mad things when out on the lash but I have to say never got the mate who's driving me home slightly tipsy then dobbing him in and getting them arrested. Maybe I have lead a sheltered life but I think more likely that even if you were out wearing a strait jacket supervised by nurses you would see that as a step too far.

[glasgow_bhoy]

It would be truly bizarre circumstances if his friends spiked his drinks then called the police to get him done for drink driving, then openly admitted they had spiked his drinks afterwards. Probably a world first.

Even if it did happen it doesn't materially change things anyway. There is no dispute he was over the limit when caught, no matter how the police knew. Making an already unusual story even more extraordinary may just act as a distraction in court.

The crucial thing now is to get drinks and timings because that is the meat of the case for the forensic toxicologist to chew on.

I have done some mad things when out on the lash but I have to say never got the mate who's driving me home slightly tipsy then dobbing him in and getting them arrested. Maybe I have lead a sheltered life but I think more likely that even if you were out wearing a strait jacket supervised by nurses you would see that as a step too far.

Think enemies... could he have wound up someone who he was out with and they've done it out of malice? i.e. it wasn't a friend afterall, or it was an ex-friend?

[henrik777]

Do you have an insurance policy of any sort, with legal cover on it ?