Another City Councilman Charged with Seattle DUI

Although most of the time on the DUI Attorney Seattle Blog I like to take the opportunity to analyze DUI arrests of prominent individuals to give you all, my readers, an idea of what to do and what not to do if you are ever stopped for a Seattle DUI. Although in many instances, like this one, the person stopped and arrested for DUI wasn't in Seattle, Washington, there are lessons to be learned from their behavior.

This time, however, I'm afraid this story just goes to show you the punishing effects that alcohol can have on a life. This guy, who was a former police officer and was a mayoral candidate in his city, was arrested for driving erratically and passing out in his vehicle, and had an alcohol concentration of .256, three times the legal limit. In his quotes to the newspaper he acknowledged having a problem and noted that he felt as though he'd hit his bottom.

As a Seattle DUI attorney, these cases are the hardest to handle. Not because of the facts or anything else, but mostly because of the realization that if this guy could have somehow gotten help a little bit earlier he may have been able to avoid this whole mess. If you are in trouble with alcohol or drugs in Seattle, don't wait until you need a Seattle criminal lawyer to take care of it.

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