TR-Day
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approx 6 weeks ago I was released under investigation for suspected drink driving. The car involved with actually a courtesy car from the dealership of my wife's car...though i signed it out from the dealership. From what the police told me the car was involved with a slight incident with another parked car (the police showed me the pictures and it looks like a scratch across the front panel). The car had also crashed into an iron fence/gate but from what they said that didn't sound like much damage either.
Anyway when the police turned up I was walking towards them with a group of people, there was a group of people already with them. Someone mentioned my name in the group and the police officer heard, he asked me to confirm my name and when I did I was breathalysed and arrested. I was taken to the station for the night and interviewed the next day. Before i was interviewed I had the duty solicitor. I didn't trust him after he started telling me that if someone else was driving or had taken the car and i didn't name them the police would keep me there until I did. I lived hundreds of miles away and had a young baby to get back to. So, i elected to "no comment" the interview.
There was no cctv, I wasn't arrested at the vehicle and did not have the keys on me. As far as i am aware the only witness was the owner of the venue who i think in all honesty only mentioned me as a hear say type thing. There were a group of people there and if they had seen someone in the car it wasn't me. I can't be sure and i am worried that this witness bends the truth or worse lies. The other witness is apparently the owner of the stationary car that was hit...he says the driver got out and looked at the crash then got back in and drove off. This doesn't sound right with the events I've been told and if he had saw the person...and thought that it was me surely I would be ID'd properly? Or are the police going to show him a photo of me now (taken from the police station) and say "this is the guy you saw right?" wink* wink*.
I've been reading topics here for weeks (and other places around the internet) some sound similar but most are the person accused actually caught in the car. I've contacted some solicitors and even posted a question here trying to figure out what i should do. Anyone ever seen anything like this before can give me some input?
Anyway when the police turned up I was walking towards them with a group of people, there was a group of people already with them. Someone mentioned my name in the group and the police officer heard, he asked me to confirm my name and when I did I was breathalysed and arrested. I was taken to the station for the night and interviewed the next day. Before i was interviewed I had the duty solicitor. I didn't trust him after he started telling me that if someone else was driving or had taken the car and i didn't name them the police would keep me there until I did. I lived hundreds of miles away and had a young baby to get back to. So, i elected to "no comment" the interview.
There was no cctv, I wasn't arrested at the vehicle and did not have the keys on me. As far as i am aware the only witness was the owner of the venue who i think in all honesty only mentioned me as a hear say type thing. There were a group of people there and if they had seen someone in the car it wasn't me. I can't be sure and i am worried that this witness bends the truth or worse lies. The other witness is apparently the owner of the stationary car that was hit...he says the driver got out and looked at the crash then got back in and drove off. This doesn't sound right with the events I've been told and if he had saw the person...and thought that it was me surely I would be ID'd properly? Or are the police going to show him a photo of me now (taken from the police station) and say "this is the guy you saw right?" wink* wink*.
I've been reading topics here for weeks (and other places around the internet) some sound similar but most are the person accused actually caught in the car. I've contacted some solicitors and even posted a question here trying to figure out what i should do. Anyone ever seen anything like this before can give me some input?