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malcolmk14 · 05-08-2015, 08:41 AM

I witnessed a drunk driving incident a couple of years ago and called 9-1-1 to report an impaired driver.

The police were waiting at this guy's house and arrested him and charged him with a DUI when he arrived home.

I was summoned to court four times as a witness. The first three times I showed up and they had moved the date without letting me know.

The fourth time, I showed up, and the guy got off because of disclosure issues. Wasted four days of my time and this guy had zero penalty for his actions.

I spoke with the arresting officer afterward and he said unfortunately, this is how most drunk driving cases go. Pretty much impossible to get a criminal conviction.

05-08-2015, 08:41 AM	#126
malcolmk14 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	I witnessed a drunk driving incident a couple of years ago and called 9-1-1 to report an impaired driver. The police were waiting at this guy's house and arrested him and charged him with a DUI when he arrived home. I was summoned to court four times as a witness. The first three times I showed up and they had moved the date without letting me know. The fourth time, I showed up, and the guy got off because of disclosure issues. Wasted four days of my time and this guy had zero penalty for his actions. I spoke with the arresting officer afterward and he said unfortunately, this is how most drunk driving cases go. Pretty much impossible to get a criminal conviction.