Family,
I got a DUI and reckless driving charge. It's been more than a week but I was just so lost and depressed to even ask anybody for help. Like a lot of us here, I have been depressed and got into a car accident and was taken to a hospital. Thankfully no one else was involved, and also there was no damage to any property except for a poll that I crashed into. Only person involved in the accident was me. I feel like I wanted to take my life that night. I have gotten signals from God in the past few days, and I have just been thankful to be alive right now because if something had happened to me that wouldn't be fair to my family, people who love me are waiting to see me when i visit them in a couple of months, and to myself. I have learned a lesson to not commit an act as stupid as I have an I am ashamed of what i wanted to do that night.
I request senior members and members who have been through similar experience in the group what could be the repercussion of a 1st dui on vawa. I was taken to the hospital s there was no arrest, or tests involved but obviously my hospital blood reports contain alcohol. I went to the station to pick up my things and that's when they gave me the tickets and the dui for which i need to appear in court soon. Since it's my first DUI, they're saying they don't wanna go after me that's why they are charging me under the city laws and not the state. Also if I can agree to participate for a deferral dui program which will have my charges dismissed in the court (7-8 months) and eventually expunged with finger card destroyed in about 18 months. I will need to make a conditional guilty plea to the court without the court signing and entering the as a conviction.
I am also thinking of speaking with an attorney to see what are other options but if I go with the above, what do you think will be the impact on my VAWA petition?
And is there any other damage control I can do or anything to improve the situation? Your advise would literally mean life to me right now.
I have been doing volunteer work for some time now, and will be doing more volunteer work in the coming months to build a better case for GMC in the time being.
@sandranj @Demise