My friend just got DUI charge with some extra stuff

dudesky

Yeup, he is damn lucky

Chuck33079

Tell him to start checking SR22 insurance rates and vehicle interlocks. His wallet is about to get raped.

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DjSquall

Jail time is the least of his worries.

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Fuzzzy

I'm still searching for the "extra stuff" promised in the title. Everything seems due to DUI and extremely poor judgment.

I used to have a few friends like that. Used to.

dudesky

Guess my title was mis leading XD

Magic Bus

Be the exact opposite for me.

zguynate

He's probably going to be responsible for all of the property damage. The rental cars insurance will pay for the car more than likely, but they will def sue your friend for repayment. They say in TN, a DUI will cost you $10k in just fines and other related charges. But then he will face the 3 years of astronomical auto insurance rates.

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MR.nismo

I hope he "your friend" has a hefty amount of cash stashed somewhere. With that I mean over 20,000 Dolores. (20 k) (I know Dolores not dollars)
DUI will cost close to 10 thousand, between fines, lawyer fees, court fees and so on. Then he will be paying for a long time with a special form called SR-22. From now on, any insurance company will request his SR22 and that automatically will place him as a HIGH RISK driver. So even if he skips jail and pays all the fines, his insurance will take care of the rest.
And I have no clue how is he going to pay for the rental vehicle.
He should be glad he impacted a vehicle and not a human being.
Word of advice, tell your friend not to drive for the next 5 years because insurance alone is going to hurt his pocket the most.

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Mike

if he had the optional insurance on the rental, they might cover it, might not. depends on the fine print. He may be out for the complete loss of the rental, in addition to all the other damages and fines. He's pretty screwed.

why would he drive a rental out to a pub to drink? Thats just crazy. I might have done similar things when I was younger, but at our age (50), I would never do that.

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MR.nismo

why would he drive a rental out to a pub to drink? Thats just crazy. I might have done similar things when I was younger, but at our age (50), I would never do that.[/QUOTE]

Have you taken a taxi cab lately? Especially if living in NYC
I guess a rental car is cheaper than a taxi in some areas

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Mike

I use lyft or uber, or we get a hotel if we are going out downtown. Its definitely cheaper than a DUI.

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dudesky

Thank you all for the sharing. My friend is just a fu**ing idiot. This stupid used to drive under influence very often because he thought he would never get caught. And I totally don't get why the f*ck this idiot rented out a car to go out for drinking. Well, I know you are my friend but you are screwed. Lucky that he didn't kill somebody. smfh...

MR.nismo

So I knew it. Just like the saying "you are more likely to drive drunk 50 times or more before you get pulled over".
Why he rented a car? because is cheaper than a cab. You can rent a vehicle for the entire weekend for less than $30.00. Now, see if a cab driver will take you everywhere during the weekend for $30.00 or less.

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JC-Nismo

Never ending story with this Shiitt, no matter how many commercials, ads, police on the streets, wrecked cars on display to detur you from drinking and driving............ Some idiot always chooses to do the **** anyway. I don't drink and have Zero Tolerance with those who commit these crimes. I knew a guy who did this and killed a mother of 4, great guy, never did much of anything wrong in his life other than this and served 9 years in prison.............. And IMO, IT STILL WASNT ENOUGH!!! I have a wife and kids too and mourn for that victims family and can't imagine the pain they went through. Tell your friend he dogged a bullet and be responsible if he's gonna continue to drink.

SS_Firehawk

After living in Vegas for many years, the amount of drivers under the influence in the evening is staggering. As great as it sounds, it's not realistic to get a cab or uber every time you have a drink. Drinking responsibly is key. That means, limit your beers to two at most, not two pints. Liquor may be tasty, but that's the fastest way to jail if you get in your car. They come in a tiny @ss glass and almost guaranteed to drink at least two. When I moved to Tampa, I got real smart with it, and live within walking distance to at least 10 bars/restaurants. I have another 25-30 a trolley ride away. Uber only costs a few bucks from that distance too. It's not worth putting everything you worked for at risk for one mistake. Hell, I have a clearance to protect; one mistake and I lose my military career and my civilian (loss of clearance and jail time). That domino's into no more Z, no more Maxima, no more apartment in a nice part of town, and potentially no more Wife. I feel bad for your friend, I empathize the situation, but he must accept responsibility for his actions. If anything, this is a hard lesson that was a long time coming. Hopefully he has money saved somewhere to stay afloat.

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