Watch Out -- DUI Arrests can Happen Even When You're Not Driving
Posted on:6/10/2009
Written By: Chris Robideaux
| The Connecticut Supreme ruled recently in the case of a man who started his car in a parking lot, sat in the driver’s seat while drunk, but did not drive anywhere. |
The Connecticut Supreme ruled recently in the case of a man who started his car in a parking lot, sat in the driver’s seat while drunk, but did not drive anywhere. The court ruled that merely starting a vehicle is considered operating a vehicle. So the DUI conviction, which a lower court had overturned, was reinstated.
There are other examples in the DUI world of people being arrested even though they weren’t "driving" at the time. There are cases where a drunk driver got on the road, realized he was drunk and pulled over to rest or "sleep it off." In these cases, unfortunately, you may be arrested for DUI even if you aren’t "driving" when police arrive.
The best case scenario, of course, is not getting behind the wheel after drinking at all.