DUI Car Crash Charges Withdrawn

A client crashed his car and suffered a head injury on impact. When officers arrived at the scene, they noticed liquor bottles in the client’s vehicle and conducted a field sobriety test.

They charged him with a DUI, suspecting intoxication because he stumbled and slurred his words. The client faced mandatory jail time, fines, and license suspension. However, criminal defense attorney Michael Skinner filed a motion to dismiss the case. Skinner obtained hospital records to prove a head injury, not intoxication, explained the client’s behavior. The DA’s office withdrew the DUI charge. The client pled guilty to careless driving instead, which meant no jail time or license suspension.