Because a Washington DC DUI Lawyer practices law in a metropolitan area, it is possible to represent a city official who has been accused of driving while intoxicated charges. Examples of cases handled are much like the driver of a city commissioner who was busted for drunk driving charges on the way to pick up his boss for the local mayoral inauguration. A chauffeur with the Department of the Homeless Services, Nathaniel Chambers, was on his way to pick up Commissioner Robert Hess on the morning of January 1st, 2010.
However, he did not get very far as he was stopped in his city-issued vehicle at the toll plaza. Around 10:30 a.m. he was stopped after traveling in the E-ZPass lane without a pass. When the law enforcement officials approached the car, the smell of alcohol was instantly noted. Because Chambers had a red emergency light on the dashboard of his car, he tried to get out of the situation. Nonetheless, Bridge and Tunnel officers didn't accept the excuse. They ordered Chambers to get out of the vehicle, and when he couldn't stand straight, they asked him to submit to a breathalyzer test.
He refused, and began to argue with the police officers. One of the officers waved a breathalyzer straw to a breath-test machine in front of Chamber's mouth. Although that is not the most accurate way to get a reading of a person's blood alcohol content, the resulted registered as 0.089, which is still over the legal limit. He was immediately brought down to the police station. Despite this, Chambers still maintains that he was not drinking.
This isn't the first time that Chambers has been arrested for driving while intoxicated. In 2003, he was arrested after blowing a 0.10 and was slapped with a $750 fine. Because of his job as a chauffeur, it is unclear whether the Department of Homeless Services knew about his prior conviction when hiring him. The government agency maintains that the charges are taken very seriously, and will be dealt with accordingly.
This article is presented by Price Benowitz, LLP, representing clients in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia. For more information, please visit our Maryland DUI Lawyers and Virginia DUI Lawyer websites.
