Long Island Drunk Driving Lawyer

If you have been charged with drunk driving in the state of New York, you need to contact a Long Island drunk driving lawyer immediately. Drunk driving, DUI (driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol), DWAI (driving while ability impaired) or DWI (driving while intoxicated) are serious charges that bring with them serious consequences. If you are convicted of drunk driving, you can face:

• Jail time. Drunk driving can carry various mandatory jail sentences and this is particularly true if you have been convicted of the same charge in the past. Loss of liberty can dramatically change your life, cost you your job, cause marital problems, and more. You can spend up to one year in jail for the charge of DUI, depending on the circumstances surrounding you arrest and the judge handing down your sentence.
• Steep fines and penalties. The fines associated with drunk driving can take a big chunk out of your wallet. Fines for drunk driving can be excessive. For example, if you are facing a second DWI violation within the course of ten years, you might be fined as much as $5,000.
• Loss of driving privileges. If you are convicted of DUI, DWI, or drunk driving, you will lose your right to operate a motor vehicle. When and if you regain the right to drive, you may be required under New York law to install an ignition interlock device. This device administers a breathalyzer test before the ignition of your car will turn over. If you are required by the courts to install this type of device, it will be at your own expense.
• Serious repercussions with your auto insurance. Your insurance company has the right to cancel your auto insurance policy, or if they allow you to keep your policy, they can raise the rates significantly following a DUI conviction.
• A criminal record. A DUI or DWI conviction can stay on your record in the state of New York for up to ten years.

Any penalties, fines, and jail time that are rendered in a drunk driving conviction will be more severe if you had passengers with you while driving intoxicated (especially if they were minors or children), and if your drunk driving caused an injury accident.

Defense for Drunk Driving

Your Long Island drunk driving lawyer, Long Island Law, can help you to prepare the best defense against your drunk driving charge. In many instances, Grosso and associates have been able to have the charge of DUI and DWI reduced to a lesser offense for their clients. In some instances, these competent and seasoned Long Island drunk driving lawyers were able to have the entire charge thrown out of court. Contacting LI-Lawyers.Com or Joseph Grosso, PC, as soon as possible following your arrest is invariably the best course of action so that your Long Island drunk driving lawyer can begin working on your case, gathering testimony from witnesses, and reviewing the arrest record to help you in the most prudent ways possible.