What charges will be put against someone that took the blame for a DUI accident?
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What charges will be put against someone that took the blame for a DUI accident?
A friend of mine took the blame for a car accident in which she was not driving. Her friend was driving without a license and had been drinking. This friend of mine decided to help her by taking the blame and saying that she was driving. The officer then smelled that she too had been drinking. Now my friend has been charged with a DUI. She wants to come clean about the real story and had proof that it was indeed not her driving.
Asked on September 18, 2011 under Criminal Law, Georgia
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If one has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance where there was property damage and/or bodily injury, the charges depending upon the amount of damages and personal injuries could be a felony as opposed to a misdemeanor.
In such a situation, the time in jail for a felony could be in excess of six (6) months and more than one thousand dollar ($1,000.00) fine. In addition, the driver's license for the person charged will be suspended for up to one year.
Additionally, one's insurance premiums for an automobile will drastically increase.
If your friend wants to change her story that she was not driving the vehicle for the charges against her after the fact, she will have a hard time convincing the district attorney's office to drop the charges against her.
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