July 24, 2014
Leave Scene of Property Damage
Leave Scene of Property Damage
OUI - Liquor or .08%
Client was a hard-working, truck-driving grandfather. According to police, he smashed into another motor vehicle and a road sign at a parking lot and left without informing anyone. The police investigated and interviewed the defendant at his home. When they interviewed the defendant, he had slurred speech, smelled of alcohol, and had a hard time standing up. Attorney Barabino filed a motion to suppress statements made by the defendant, but the judge at an earlier date did not allow the motion. After viewing the scene and interviewing the witnesses, who gave a much different account than the police, a trial was requested. At trial, a judge declared that the defendant was not guilty. A prior agreement for leaving the scene was generally continued for six months with no admission of any wrongdoing. Client had been under an immediate-threat suspension and unable to drive since the beginning of the case, but could immediately seek reinstatement from the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Result: NOT GUILTY OF OUI/DWI.
