DUI Warning: How One Drink Triggers Arrest

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Ray Hrdlicka – Host- Attorneys.Media

“Oh, going out to dinner. Have a glass of wine with dinner. So, do you refrain from having a glass of wine? I mean, the law says you shouldn’t.”

Kirk Tarman – DUI Criminal Defense Attorney – San Bernardino County, CA

“Yeah, well, I mean, look, a glass of wine isn’t supposed to get you over 0.08. I’m not… the type of person to have a glass of wine. About six glasses of wine. Look, I think with a glass of wine, you’re probably fine. However, let’s say you refuse those field sobriety tests, and you do all the right things, and you’ve had a glass of wine and you smell alcohol. They can still, obviously, they can arrest you.”

Ray Hrdlicka – Host- Attorneys.Media

“Right.”

Kirk Tarman – DUI Criminal Defense Attorney – San Bernardino County, CA

“Make a mistake. Best advice… it doesn’t keep me in business, this advice, but if you’re going out and you think you’re going to have a drink, get an Uber. It’s not that simple, because it’s always these spontaneous decisions. But if you’re going to drink, take an Uber.”

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