Strider
New Member
Hello there,
I won't go into the details of my misery but I've been on sertraline for depression and anxiety since October last year; recently the effect of the medication has diminished and know I resort to alcohol to deal with social interactions. I drank a bottle of wine throughout the course of the day and evening with my friends (one was drinking the other not) and then I drove home but was pulled over in the early hours of the morning. I didn't realise I was being followed by a police car; I could see a car was following every lane change I made so I wasn't sure what was going on until the blue lights were flashing. I pulled over immediately.
At the roadside I had a breath reading of 110 but at the station the reading was 59 (this was within 30 minutes of being pulled over). They told me they expected it to be a lot higher based on the roadside test. Throughout the whole thing I was compliant and accepted complete fault.
I have had no previous criminal history so being pulled over and spending a few hours in a cell was quite embarrassing. I was released 4 hours after being detained, by which time my breath alcohol had reduced to 29, within the legal limit.
Basically I'm terrified what will happen at the court. I am content with being given a fine and losing my license, it will cause me huge problems personally but I only have myself to blame and understand that I should be punished. What I'm concerned about is going to prison, is this a remote posibility?
Also, I will seek some legal advice, but is a solicitor essential for the court date?
Thank you for any help/advice offered.
I won't go into the details of my misery but I've been on sertraline for depression and anxiety since October last year; recently the effect of the medication has diminished and know I resort to alcohol to deal with social interactions. I drank a bottle of wine throughout the course of the day and evening with my friends (one was drinking the other not) and then I drove home but was pulled over in the early hours of the morning. I didn't realise I was being followed by a police car; I could see a car was following every lane change I made so I wasn't sure what was going on until the blue lights were flashing. I pulled over immediately.
At the roadside I had a breath reading of 110 but at the station the reading was 59 (this was within 30 minutes of being pulled over). They told me they expected it to be a lot higher based on the roadside test. Throughout the whole thing I was compliant and accepted complete fault.
I have had no previous criminal history so being pulled over and spending a few hours in a cell was quite embarrassing. I was released 4 hours after being detained, by which time my breath alcohol had reduced to 29, within the legal limit.
Basically I'm terrified what will happen at the court. I am content with being given a fine and losing my license, it will cause me huge problems personally but I only have myself to blame and understand that I should be punished. What I'm concerned about is going to prison, is this a remote posibility?
Also, I will seek some legal advice, but is a solicitor essential for the court date?
Thank you for any help/advice offered.