Plano DWI Attorney
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What Is DWI?
DWI stands for "driving while intoxicated." You can be charged with a DWI if you are found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, if your breath test or blood test shows a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or higher. If you have a commercial driver's license (CDL), you can be charged with drinking and driving if your blood alcohol content is .04, even if you are driving your own car and are not on the job at the time.
If this is your first offense, your DWI charge will usually be charged as a misdemeanor (although if your BAC is .15 or higher you will face more severe penalties). If you have had prior DWIs in the past 10 years, or caused an accident with injuries or death, you may be facing felony DWI charges.
What Is DUI?
Texas is a zero tolerance state, which means that if you are under 21 and you are pulled over and fail the field sobriety test and are found to have any detectable BAC you can be charged with DUI (driving under the influence).
Effective Defense for Charges of Driving While Intoxicated
If you've been arrested for DWI or DUI in Plano, Texas, you can count on an aggressive, knowledgeable defense from the Plano DWI attorney at Crain Lewis, LLP. We understand how important your driver's license is to your job, your schooling, your family and your way of life. We know this is a difficult time for you, and we are ready to help.
Your Next Step?
Don't assume that because the breathalyzer test said you had a blood alcohol content of .08 or more, that you have no defense. There are a number of factors to review before we can know if that is true. You may have more defense options than you think.
Get an experienced DWI defense lawyer on your side as soon as possible. You have only 15 days to save your license from suspension by scheduling an ALR hearing. We will investigate the facts of your case and come up with a defense strategy. We may be able to get the charges dismissed or reduced to a non-DWI offense, but what you do in the first few hours and days after being charged can make all the difference.
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Fighting the charge won't be easy but it's worth it to protect your license and your criminal record. Contact Crain Lewis, LLP, today if you have been charged in Plano, Texas, with driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.
A Plano DWI attorney at Crain Lewis, LLP, will defend you against DWI and other intoxication charges in Plano, Texas, and other communities in Collin County, including McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Wylie, and Richardson.