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Ammunition · 11-11-2014, 07:39 PM

It didn't happen in Portland, but my brother got a DUI in Monmouth just over a year ago (apparently he was at a 0.6, and still got charged with a DUI, but I never asked him for the details about that).

He went with the diversion program which, for him at least, meant not driving for a whole year, and attending meetings out in Salem once a month - AFAIK, you must attend every meet (and be there on time) to complete the program.

I can ask him for the details of what all was involved if you'd like; I think my brother met with a lawyer about it, but the lawyer told him it isn't worth it to fight these cases, and he was better off going with the diversion program, but that might have been for his case specifically, and not a generalization.

I'm sorry to hear that you got nailed for this, and only a mile away from home - when my brother got pulled over and slapped with his DUI, it was because he gave extra girth to a bicyclist that was turning right while he did so at the same time (it was night, and an empty road as Monmouth is just a small, quiet town).

Total BS to get pulled over for something like that on a Monday - I was driving home later in the evening last night, and had an older Corvette flaunting around in front of me and a Lancer that was driving behind me - I was in the right lane with my exit coming up soon, and this guy went from tailgating the shit out of the Lancer (who was already doing 80 + as he kept up with me, and that's what I was doing before I moved over for him since I figured I really shouldn't be doing that, and I had my exit coming up regardless) to swerving over to the right lane from the far left lane to cut me off. Then they pulled, and swerved back into the middle lane right in front of a semi, and cut off the Lancer in the left lane. He then proceeded to tail gate the fuck out of the next car that was up in the left lane, and pulled the same maneuver with him, causing the middle and right lane of traffic to break hard. It amazes me how people like you get nailed for something like that when I know you weren't sober, but you weren't going to endanger anyone - meanwhile people like that 'vette are out and about not much farther away getting away with all manner of reckless BS.

I hope this works out as well as it can for your Darren!

11-11-2014, 07:39 PM	#12
Ammunition Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2014 Scion FR-S Location: NW - PDX Posts: 808 Thanks: 853 Thanked 380 Times in 234 Posts Mentioned: 35 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	It didn't happen in Portland, but my brother got a DUI in Monmouth just over a year ago (apparently he was at a 0.6, and still got charged with a DUI, but I never asked him for the details about that). He went with the diversion program which, for him at least, meant not driving for a whole year, and attending meetings out in Salem once a month - AFAIK, you must attend every meet (and be there on time) to complete the program. I can ask him for the details of what all was involved if you'd like; I think my brother met with a lawyer about it, but the lawyer told him it isn't worth it to fight these cases, and he was better off going with the diversion program, but that might have been for his case specifically, and not a generalization. I'm sorry to hear that you got nailed for this, and only a mile away from home - when my brother got pulled over and slapped with his DUI, it was because he gave extra girth to a bicyclist that was turning right while he did so at the same time (it was night, and an empty road as Monmouth is just a small, quiet town). Total BS to get pulled over for something like that on a Monday - I was driving home later in the evening last night, and had an older Corvette flaunting around in front of me and a Lancer that was driving behind me - I was in the right lane with my exit coming up soon, and this guy went from tailgating the shit out of the Lancer (who was already doing 80 + as he kept up with me, and that's what I was doing before I moved over for him since I figured I really shouldn't be doing that, and I had my exit coming up regardless) to swerving over to the right lane from the far left lane to cut me off. Then they pulled, and swerved back into the middle lane right in front of a semi, and cut off the Lancer in the left lane. He then proceeded to tail gate the fuck out of the next car that was up in the left lane, and pulled the same maneuver with him, causing the middle and right lane of traffic to break hard. It amazes me how people like you get nailed for something like that when I know you weren't sober, but you weren't going to endanger anyone - meanwhile people like that 'vette are out and about not much farther away getting away with all manner of reckless BS. I hope this works out as well as it can for your Darren! Last edited by Ammunition; 11-11-2014 at 07:56 PM.