People are often eager to report impaired drivers to the police including friends, loved ones, relatives, waitresses, drive thru employees, romantic partners, etc.

Many people charged with DUI are surprised to learn who called 911/the police to report them

Like any other criminal charge impaired driving usually starts with someone reporting it to the police. It is often a person the accused drunkenly felt that they trusted in advance who in reality can’t wait to pick up the phone, call 911, and report them. Sometimes it is family members, friends, or employees of dine-in restaurants, drive-thrus, etc. The accused often drank too much beer, wine or hard liquor while being served on a night out or with friends or showed up at a fast food joint drive-thru after having too much to drink. The people who smiled at them before they left were also probably smiling when they called the police.

People who drink and drive need to understand that 3rd parties, by nature, often like drama. They are not only going to call the police and report that you drove drunk they will also bask in their participation in your arrest. They want to do the right thing, and perhaps they did, but they should have stepped in before the person got behind the wheel if that was possible. It is obviously not always possible for them to do that.

People who get charged with drunk driving often call us the next day wondering why they were pulled over to begin with.

Everything seemed to be going fine. They were having a nice night out. No memorable incidents occurred. Why did the police target and arrest them? Usually it is because someone who saw them drinking or drunk before driving reported them.

When you are criminally charged with DUI your lawyer will eventually get the disclosure from the Crown Attorney and know exactly what the sequence of events leading up to and after the arrest was. If you have just been charged with impaired driving it is important to understand that you should hire a lawyer to start working on your case immediately. Any finding of guilt for all Criminal Code impaired driving offences in Canada results in a minimum of a criminal record even for a first time offender.

While those accused of drunk driving may be factually guilty this does not make them legally guilty. DUI cases can sometimes be dropped, beaten, or won based on identifying problems with how the police gathered evidence, Charter violations, the treatment of the accused, and myriad other potential ways. There are often very successful defences that can be raised if identified. It is your lawyer’s job to find and use these when defending your case.


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