Posts by Jesse Jackson7

A friend of mine was riding her bicycle on the road the other day—just about fifteen feet away from a dedicated bike lane—without any lights on. She ended up getting pulled over by the police, and it turns out she blew a 1.11 BAC.
I guess I was wondering if anyone here might know what the maximum penalty could be for something like this, and perhaps what the best course of action would be for her to take right now.
☕🤷Thanks!

Roger Evans said:So, the violation happened back in late July 2006—I'd slightly puffed up my 🙈.... I filed an appeal within the 8-day legal window, and since then, I haven't heard a peep from the court. I've moved twice in the meantime, changing my address both times.

Now, the cops have already shown up at my current address twice—I'm assuming they were trying to serve me a summons, but I didn't get it.

Since the statute of limitations is only about two and a half months away, I’m wondering what the move is here. Should I just take the summons, head to court, and fight the ruling? Or should I just stay under the radar for another two months? Honestly, I'm a little worried they might issue a warrant and catch me off guard somewhere.

Thanks. 🙂

Did you officially report your change of address? I believe if you move, notifying the authorities is mandatory. I guess I am not entirely certain, but maybe you even need to notify the court directly about it. I don't recall the specifics perfectly, but I know from some paperwork I once received regarding a similar alcohol-related matter that it was mentioned there; perhaps you could find those documents and re-read them. I apologize if I am misremembering anything.