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You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: rrr ()
Date: February 08, 2012 01:58PM

I got pulled over for suspicion of dUI In Arlington. I'm the DD and had two beers 3hrs from that time he pulled me over. Of course the officer says he smells alcohol since I had 2 drunk people in my car. He pulls me out and I blow a .06 and he still arrest me because of suspicion.
I thought .08 was the law, but VA has there own..LOL!
I go to court and the prosecutor will drop everything like it never happened as long as I pay $700 in court fees and 8 ASAP Classes (cost $450). Now I could fight it and take to a jury trial, but that would cost me even more in lawyer fees (over 2k), and I could be found guilty which would give you the max penalty. of course I had to make the deal now I will be going to ASAP classes for 2 beers blowing under the legal limit. Just wanted to give people heads up to watch driving at night VA is looking to get PAID

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: They are the REAL Criminals ()
Date: February 08, 2012 02:24PM

Yep they will charge you with DWI, same shit as a DUI; if the kings tax collector feels like it. This will also give the unlucky guy or girl a criminal record, that's what you get for doing the right thing in VA. The state seal should have "fuck you pay me" instead of all the Latin BS few can read...

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Virginian ()
Date: February 08, 2012 02:41PM

Actually, "Sic Semper Tyrannis" translates, loosly to "Fuck You, Pay me"! You were warned!!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: DD=DesignatedDumbass ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:05PM

If you were DD you shouldn't have any alcohol. It's your fault for being arrested. I have no sympathy for people who get DWI's. I've seen to many crashes where alcohol was involved and someone is dead.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: jigga ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:06PM

How do you drink 2 beers and 3 hours later blow a .06? Were you also on drugs? Regardless, it's an unfortunate situation and I hope you come out on top. This should really be an eye-opener for people that think they can have a few and still hit the road.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Kilton ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:07PM

rrr Wrote:
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> as long as I pay
> $700 in court fees and 8 ASAP Classes (cost $450).

Teehee. Learn how to drive (so that it doesn't look to a cop like you might be drunk) and you won't have to worry about this problem you dope.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: destewart01 ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:11PM

you could have fought it.... it seems like youre missing something from your story. did you allow him to take you back to the station and give you a 2nd test? if you go back to the station and blow under .08 you are scott free.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Virginian ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:15PM

destewart01 Wrote:
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> you could have fought it.... it seems like youre
> missing something from your story. did you allow
> him to take you back to the station and give you a
> 2nd test? if you go back to the station and blow
> under .08 you are scott free.


No dumbass, they wrote her a DUI ticket and let her go. If only she had "allowed him to take her back to the station" everything would have worked out great. Are some of you morons really voting and holding down a job??

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Observer! ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:16PM

What a fucking dumbshit.
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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Liar ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:22PM

Unless you weigh 50 pounds or your two beers were each the XXXL variety then you are either a liar or their machine was not even close to being calibrated. For an average person each beer is about 0.02 and you lose about the same per hour. You had two beers for a total 0.04; after three hours <0.06> = 0.0 BAC.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: BEH ()
Date: February 08, 2012 03:23PM

If you really blew properly, the cop would have been glad to let you go

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: No Way ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:09PM

A few years ago, I was pulled over as the DD and because the car reeked of alcohol, I was forced to take a breathalyzer. I'm a girl and 130 pounds; I'd had two beers over the course of about four hours and blew a .01. You had to have drank more than that.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: justsayin ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:19PM

destewart01 Wrote:
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> it seems like youre missing something from your story.

Only the non-beers consumed assuming the OP's statement is truthful.

.06 after two beers three hours ago blows a zero. There were also at least two other drinks in that time, the friends need to find a new "designated driver."

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: p ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:25PM

who cares how much he had the fact is he blew under the LEGAL limit..is there no such thing as a legal limit? How can does VA get away with making the person pay court costs and loss of license for blowing under .08?

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: couldnt be more wrong ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:32PM

destewart01 Wrote:
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> you could have fought it.... it seems like youre
> missing something from your story. did you allow
> him to take you back to the station and give you a
> 2nd test? if you go back to the station and blow
> under .08 you are scott free.


As stated above this couldnt be more wrong. If your blow ANYTHING other than a 0.00 you can get a DWI if you are stopped for driving poorly. Generally DWIs are between a .04 and .08 but it is ENTIRELY up to the officer if you blow anything other than 0.00.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: there is one way ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:35PM

justsayin Wrote:
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> destewart01 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > it seems like youre missing something from your
> story.
>
> Only the non-beers consumed assuming the OP's
> statement is truthful.
>
> .06 after two beers three hours ago blows a zero.
> There were also at least two other drinks in that
> time, the friends need to find a new "designated
> driver."


There actually is a way he could have blown that with 2 beers in three hours. Well actually two ways. The first would be that he was drinking 24 ounce beers or some other over sized mug and was counting that as 1 beer when the glass had 2 or 3 in it. Or he got some super strong IPA like a 9%+ booze content and counting those as one beer when they really are multiple ones in a single glass.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: justsayin ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:45PM

Possibly... doubling the claimed consumption to four regular beers on a 160lb person consumed in four hours is .02, but indeed two 10% brews in four hours would be close to that, .05.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: there is one way ()
Date: February 08, 2012 04:52PM

As always I think the amount consumed is being down played unless theyre an under aged kid thats 140 with a dive belt on or something like that, but I wouldnt be shocked if they were drinking some super stong beer in over sized glasses and assuming a beer is a beer type thing

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: You Got Off Easy ()
Date: February 08, 2012 05:00PM

Stop bitching you're lucky till they get you again. Drunk Driver.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: More Complete ()
Date: February 08, 2012 05:15PM

If you had told the cop the truth instead of saying you just had two beers (and then blew .06) he may have let you go. The police don't like liars.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Bananaman ()
Date: February 08, 2012 07:22PM

Call Ken Fitzgerald, he will do a better job and wont charge you nearly 2k

571.291.3575

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Furey ()
Date: February 08, 2012 07:22PM

Even if you blow under on the roadside test you can still get charged with reckless driving. Saw it happen to a friend of mine. Passed sobriety tests, blew a .05 and got a reckless driving charge since he drove after consuming alcohol. No need to even risk it. Either drink water or soda or drink and have a preplanned ride home. Not worth the issues.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Taylor ()
Date: February 08, 2012 07:33PM

So, in essence, you're saying, "Since I was the Designated Driver, I really didn't drink THAT MUCH.", and you want sympathy for getting your card pulled?

Look, it's really simple. If you're the Designated Driver then DON'T FUCKING DRINK!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Why try? ()
Date: February 08, 2012 07:34PM

Furey Wrote:
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> Even if you blow under on the roadside test you
> can still get charged with reckless driving. Saw
> it happen to a friend of mine. Passed sobriety
> tests, blew a .05 and got a reckless driving
> charge since he drove after consuming alcohol. No
> need to even risk it. Either drink water or soda
> or drink and have a preplanned ride home. Not
> worth the issues.


That is so true...just don't fuck around with it..unless you feel 2 or 3 beers are worth the bullshit and thousands of dollars.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: you're fucking retarded. ()
Date: February 09, 2012 01:27PM

the law is .08, if i want to have a beer or two or three, i should be able to as long as im under the limit. how the fuck are you siding with the state and police on this. fucking losers like you. fuck you

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: SHUT THE FUCK UP ()
Date: February 09, 2012 01:32PM

god damnit you're such a fucking pussy. if im blow below .08 ill drink as much as i can. its not going to kill anyone, hurt anyone. i really fucking hate you

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Adam ()
Date: February 09, 2012 01:41PM

If the state says anything other then 0.00 is a DWI. Then they need to advertise that. All i've ever heard was 0.08. I also heard you can get like 0.01 from drinking nyquil. So wtf

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: it's the po po ()
Date: February 09, 2012 01:46PM

you're fucking retarded. Wrote:
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> the law is .08, if i want to have a beer or two or
> three, i should be able to as long as im under the
> limit. how the fuck are you siding with the state
> and police on this. fucking losers like you. fuck
> you

The law is .08 means you are DUI, period. <.08 and above 0.0 means it's the officer's judgement. If you are impaired (weaving (even inside your lane), blow a stop sign, etc.) and you have over 0.0 BAC, that's a DUI. You had to exhibit some sign of impairment to get pulled over, so once you are pulled over and blow over 0.0, you're done.

So since we now know you are a two beer queer and can't operate a car safely after 2 beers and a 4 hour break, perhaps you should not drink at all next time you are the Designated Drunk....uh, Driver.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Taylor ()
Date: February 09, 2012 02:14PM

SHUT THE FUCK UP Wrote:
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> god damnit you're such a fucking pussy. if im blow
> below .08 ill drink as much as i can. its not
> going to hurt anyone, kill anyone. i really
> fucking hate you

Don't drink and drive means DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE! It doesn't mean, "Drink some, but not a whole lot, (according to your personal judgement of what constitutes "a lot"), and then drive."

And I disagree with you when you say, "It's not going to hurt or kill anyone." You see, that's EXACTLY what it's going to do. You don't seem to understand the fact that the rest of us don't want to be on the road with your drunk, foolish ass, and having to trust in your slowed reaction time and dull thought processing speed to be good enough to keep you from injuring us.

Frankly, judging by your post's lack of grammar, punctuation, and rational thought, you appear to be "borderline retarded" (at best), when you're sober. I wouldn't even want to imagine what you're like when you've been drinking.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/09/2012 03:25PM by Taylor.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: no its not ()
Date: February 09, 2012 03:10PM

you're fucking retarded. Wrote:
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> the law is .08, if i want to have a beer or two or
> three, i should be able to as long as im under the
> limit. how the fuck are you siding with the state
> and police on this. fucking losers like you. fuck
> you


You cant be that stupid can you? The law is a .08 for a DUI. The law is anything under a .08 for a DWI. VA treats DWIs and DUIs the same.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Dumbass ()
Date: February 09, 2012 03:15PM

Haven't you hear the commercial that buzzed driving is drunk driving??

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Fuckyou1_KTA ()
Date: February 09, 2012 07:34PM

I AM TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW TAKE ANY FUCKING DEAL OTHER THAN VASAP CLASSES! PLEASE JUST DON'T SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THAT BULLSHIT. TAKE THE CHARGE, FUCK IT. IT'S HONESTLY BETTER THAN PUTTING UP WITH VASAP.

If you don't believe, prepare for an experience worse than 3 months in a WV prison.


edit: Oh I just read some of your responses and they pissed me off so I'm gonna tell some DUI stories.

First time I was in highschool, Fairfax to be specific, and I'd been driving around to all the gas stations in the area stealing 4lokos. I think by the end of the night I had like 15 in my car unopened, and had drank 2. I use dipping tobacco so I put in a lip to 'sober up' a bit, then opened up a watermelon 4loko to wash it out when I was done. Chugged half of that one. Then I got into some girl's car and tried to drive around but she wouldn't let me... So I just got into my car and drove out to reston to drop off the 4lokos with my little brother and his friends to enjoy. Then my homie called me and said 66 had a DUI checkpoint so I took 28 home, but lo and behold there was another checkpoint. So I saw it from way down the road and turned into a shopping center and took backroads around the checkpoint, got back on 28 and got home safe n sound.

Next was when I was at a halloween party also in fairfax. I had like 6 natural Ices which have a bit more alc than regular natty. Some girl was on my dick pouring me shots and that was cool, but then my friends I came with had to go home. One was a DD but I was supposed to stay there for the night. I stayed till like 230 but it got lame and there was no more beer. So I get in my car, take a test drive around the neighborhood, and get on the road. But wait I'm drunk as shit, idk where I'm going. So I pull into a church parking lot to put my address into my GPS, and of course theres a FFX cop lurking in the parking lot. I play it cool like I'm on the phone, and leave. Forgot to put in my address though. So I drive around, blacked out for a bit and ended up in great falls MD, made an illegal u turn and took 495 home. Slick safe and sound.

Another night I was at some weak sauce party in centerville, just about 8 beers deep. My friend is puking but he had way more than me so I gotta take him home. I'm a pro at this point so I made a nice smooth trip to vienna to drop him off and went home no problem.

Drunk driving is easy as shit, try it sometime. And to all the cops who failed to bust me, SUCK MY FUCKING DICK BITCH!!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/09/2012 07:46PM by Fuckyou1_KTA.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Date: February 09, 2012 08:52PM

Found this calculator:

http://www.kellislaw.com/pa-dui-lawyer-blood-alchohol-content-calculator.htm

Two 7.5% beers over 3 hours for a petite female weighing 130 pounds would register a 0.06.


So rrr, what do you look like?

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"...your suffering will be legendary even in Hell!"

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: blazin saddles ()
Date: February 09, 2012 09:10PM

Fuckyou1_KTA Wrote:
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> I AM TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW TAKE ANY FUCKING DEAL
> OTHER THAN VASAP CLASSES! PLEASE JUST DON'T
> SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THAT BULLSHIT. TAKE THE
> CHARGE, FUCK IT. IT'S HONESTLY BETTER THAN PUTTING
> UP WITH VASAP.
>
> If you don't believe, prepare for an experience
> worse than 3 months in a WV prison.
>
>
> edit: Oh I just read some of your responses and
> they pissed me off so I'm gonna tell some DUI
> stories.
>
> First time I was in highschool, Fairfax to be
> specific, and I'd been driving around to all the
> gas stations in the area stealing 4lokos. I think
> by the end of the night I had like 15 in my car
> unopened, and had drank 2. I use dipping tobacco
> so I put in a lip to 'sober up' a bit, then opened
> up a watermelon 4loko to wash it out when I was
> done. Chugged half of that one. Then I got into
> some girl's car and tried to drive around but she
> wouldn't let me... So I just got into my car and
> drove out to reston to drop off the 4lokos with my
> little brother and his friends to enjoy. Then my
> homie called me and said 66 had a DUI checkpoint
> so I took 28 home, but lo and behold there was
> another checkpoint. So I saw it from way down the
> road and turned into a shopping center and took
> backroads around the checkpoint, got back on 28
> and got home safe n sound.
>
> Next was when I was at a halloween party also in
> fairfax. I had like 6 natural Ices which have a
> bit more alc than regular natty. Some girl was on
> my dick pouring me shots and that was cool, but
> then my friends I came with had to go home. One
> was a DD but I was supposed to stay there for the
> night. I stayed till like 230 but it got lame and
> there was no more beer. So I get in my car, take a
> test drive around the neighborhood, and get on the
> road. But wait I'm drunk as shit, idk where I'm
> going. So I pull into a church parking lot to put
> my address into my GPS, and of course theres a FFX
> cop lurking in the parking lot. I play it cool
> like I'm on the phone, and leave. Forgot to put in
> my address though. So I drive around, blacked out
> for a bit and ended up in great falls MD, made an
> illegal u turn and took 495 home. Slick safe and
> sound.
>
> Another night I was at some weak sauce party in
> centerville, just about 8 beers deep. My friend is
> puking but he had way more than me so I gotta take
> him home. I'm a pro at this point so I made a nice
> smooth trip to vienna to drop him off and went
> home no problem.
>
> Drunk driving is easy as shit, try it sometime.
> And to all the cops who failed to bust me, SUCK MY
> FUCKING DICK BITCH!!!


YOUR ONE SHIFTY NIGGA!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Date: February 09, 2012 09:17PM



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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: d ()
Date: February 10, 2012 10:23AM

I'm sure the cop that pulled you over was a 20 year old punk that made his first arrest. Its cash money for everyone. Cops,lawyers,state,DMV..I have a ton of friends in your situation. They will drop everything BUT they want your cash. MADD is the worst culprit. Everyone that works for them gets paid over 100k. LOL!

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/columbia-il/TT6E4SISGSOH7VRI4

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: charlie ()
Date: February 10, 2012 10:30AM

you should keep an eye on this case and see what he gets. I bet less then you and he was in a undercover work car..COPS are so corrupt. its all who you know

http://alextimes.com/2011/01/arlington-prosecutor-to-handle-cops-dui/

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Taylor ()
Date: February 10, 2012 10:48AM

charlie Wrote:
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> you should keep an eye on this case and see what
> he gets. I bet less then you and he was in a
> undercover work car..COPS are so corrupt. its all
> who you know
>
> http://alextimes.com/2011/01/arlington-prosecutor-
> to-handle-cops-dui/

Yes, your tin-foil hat conspiracy theory must be right. Obviously cops arrest drunk drivers because the cops are "corrupt". Ugh, what a retard you are.

How about if all the people that think life is unfair because they got popped for drunk driving take some personal responsibility for their actions?

If you got pulled over/arrested for driving while intoxicated, it's not because the Police are "corrupt". It's because you made a STUPID DESCISION and chose to drink before getting behind a steering wheel. Grow up and stop blaming everyone else for your mistakes.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: miker ()
Date: February 10, 2012 11:20AM

taylor didnt the dude blow under the LEGAL limit? maybe they should change the law to .00.. to have a .08 law and then arrest someone for dwi who blows under doesn't sound right. cops are corrupt..I got pulled over for a speeding ticket a few weeks ago and my cop friend got me off. he would agree with me. Its all who you know.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Johnnylaw ()
Date: February 10, 2012 11:44AM

.06-.07 BAC there's no presumption of DUI. But with driving behavior and field sobriety tests, the state needs to prove that you were impaired. .08 and above it's there's a presumption of intoxication and the state doesn't need to prove that at that BAC, you'd be too impaired to drive. If you're a CDL holder, then in VA a .04 BAC is a presumption of intoxication.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Fuckyou1_KTA ()
Date: February 10, 2012 03:17PM

Johnnylaw Wrote:
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> .06-.07 BAC there's no presumption of DUI. But
> with driving behavior and field sobriety tests,
> the state needs to prove that you were impaired.
> .08 and above it's there's a presumption of
> intoxication and the state doesn't need to prove
> that at that BAC, you'd be too impaired to drive.
> If you're a CDL holder, then in VA a .04 BAC is a
> presumption of intoxication.

Finally some plain old objective thinking.

By the way I'd like to say despite my last post drunk driving is retarded. If not because of all the possible penalties for getting caught, or not for the possibility of hurting other motorists, than just for the fuckin sake of damaging your own vehicle or hurting yourself. I was a dumb kid when I drove drunk, and alcohol certainly doesn't help you make better decisions, but you gotta grow up and consider the financial and health risks for yourself and your passengers. If you're drunk and don't have a ride, please just ask around for a ride or a place to crash. If that doesn't work, man the fuck up and sleep on the street or in your car, it's really not that bad if you're that drunk!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Under ()
Date: February 10, 2012 04:15PM

NOT TRUE! If you blow me you wont get a dui!!! unless ur taking shots first!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: kardiac ()
Date: February 11, 2012 12:40PM

you're fucking retarded. Wrote:
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> the law is .08, if i want to have a beer or two or
> three, i should be able to as long as im under the
> limit. how the fuck are you siding with the state
> and police on this. fucking losers like you. fuck
> you


You are right. It is not illegal to drink. It is illegal to drive with more than .08% alcohol in your system. Why have a law if the cops can make one up as they go along? Maybe these people just can't drive with drunks in the car distracting them.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: hd82hj ()
Date: February 11, 2012 01:24PM

Its actually the magistrate who would authorize the DWI ticket (since its an arrest).

The officer simply presents what facts he observed. .06 is probably as low as a magistrate will authorize a DWI unless drugs appear to be involved.

And for gods sake Ken Fitzgerald - stop fucking spamming

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: hd82hj ()
Date: February 11, 2012 01:27PM

"It is illegal to drive with more than .08% alcohol in your system" is technically not the full answer.

The .08 creates an inference that you were impaired and is 18.2-266(i) addresses and its allows for an easier conviction - but it is not the end of the LAW. See 18.2-266(ii).

My name is not Ken Fitzgerald.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: wonderwoman ()
Date: March 12, 2012 10:59AM

I was recently convicted of DWI, 1st offense with no BAC. I refused, at the suggestion of an attorney friend of mine who just happens to practice in MD. Unbeknownst to me, I didn't realize that the refusal could be far worse than actually submitting to testing. Refusal is a civil penalty but comes with automatic loss of license for one year - no restricted privileges. Completely no driving. I pled to the DWI in order to have the refusal dropped so I could have a restricted. Sucks either way you put it.

I shouldn't have been driving, my circumstances that day were not the greatest and I realize now that I need to change my life for the better. Just hate that VASAP is going to run my life for the next 12 months.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: JBass ()
Date: March 12, 2012 11:04AM

I thought DD meant you didnt have to pay the tab!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Kilton ()
Date: March 12, 2012 11:34AM

wonderwoman Wrote:
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> Refusal is a
> civil penalty but comes with automatic loss of
> license for one year - no restricted privileges.

This is great -- thanks for the information.

Every time there's a DUI thread on FFU some idiot who thinks he knows something comes along and says refuse the test.

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: JBass ()
Date: March 12, 2012 11:46AM

Kilton Wrote:
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> wonderwoman Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Refusal is a
> > civil penalty but comes with automatic loss of
> > license for one year - no restricted privileges.
>
>
> This is great -- thanks for the information.
>
> Every time there's a DUI thread on FFU some idiot
> who thinks he knows something comes along and says
> refuse the test.

Most lawyers and pretty much all retired ADAs will tell you the same thing. If you are drunk, refuse. This goes along with the overall theme of not telling LE anything at all when being questioned. The only thing you should say is "Am I free to leave?" if yes, then get up and walk out. If no, Say 1 word... 'Lawyer'

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Professional DD ()
Date: March 12, 2012 01:43PM

I like to drink, but when I'm the DD, I don't drink any alcohol at all.... too risky.

I don't give a shit about the law, I'm afraid of hurting myself or others by my actions. That's my ONLY concern.

Plus, I party a lot, and I can make a LOT of money by being a designated driver. Drunk people are generous with gas money when you're giving them a free ride home. Whatever they give me goes in my tank, and the leftovers go in my pocket.

SUHWEET!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: gman ()
Date: April 08, 2012 01:51PM

just got a dui for blowing a .06 apparently you can get one blowing a .01 depending on how the person handles the alcohol it is up to the cops perception of your field tests

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: drunk ()
Date: April 08, 2012 03:06PM

If you are involved in a car accident and blow a .04, you can be charged with a DUI, even if it wasnt your fault!!!

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Re: You can blow under and get a DUI in VA
Posted by: Kilton ()
Date: April 08, 2012 07:18PM

gman Wrote:
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> just got a dui for blowing a .06

Best news I've heard all day. Thanks for posting.

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