DEFENSE OF DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE AGAINST COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVER

A defendant who was charged with first-offense drunk driving was referred to our law office by another Jackson attorney. He had a CDL that he used for his employment locally, and he was going to lose his CDL and job if convicted. He was charged for operating while intoxicated (not while he was working) during a large snow storm. After a thorough investigation of the allegations and putting ourselves in the best position to negotiate a deal, we successfully convinced the prosecuting attorney to reduce the charge to a non-alcohol driving offense, which saved our client's CDL endorsement, and his job.