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Can You Get A DUI In Pittsburgh If You’re Not Driving A Car?

People drink and drive daily. Sometimes, there are no consequences, but when pulled over and found intoxicated, whoever is driving the vehicle will be charged with a DUI. The only way you can minimize the sentence or get away with a first-time mistake is by having an experienced attorney representing you. If you do not have one on speed dial, contact a Pittsburgh DUI attorney Jonathan M. Stewart at Stewart, Murray & Associates Law Group and get all the help that you need.

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Can You Get A DUI In Pittsburgh If You’re Not Driving A Car?

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  1. Can You Get A DUI In Pittsburgh If You’re Not Driving A Car?

  2. Driving while under the e?fect of alcohol and drugs is extremely dangerous. You could end up causing an accident and killing someone as a result, or changing a person’s life (or yours) forever!

  3. Strict Laws According to the law, if you are found driving a vehicle, you will be charged with a DUI. The list of vehicles includes: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Motorcycles Bikes Boats Wheelchairs Riding lawn mowers Golf carts Segways Zambonis

  4. What If You Are Not Driving the Car? Everyone sitting behind the wheel of a car is considered to be the one controlling the vehicle or the one “in actual physical control”. That person can and will be charged with a DUI, assuming they are above the legal limit. And yes, even if the vehicle is not moving, the law still applies.

  5. What If a Minor Is Caught Behind The Wheel? Even if a minor is drinking behind the wheel and not operating the car, there could be consequences. Several parties could be responsible in this case: ● ● ● The minor’s parents The person whose car was used The party that sold alcohol to the minors (selling alcohol to a minor is a third-degree misdemeanor, and is punishable by the law with up to one year of prison time plus the $2,500 fee).

  6. Jonathan M. Stewart The only way you can minimize the sentence or get away with a “first-time mistake” is by having an experienced attorney representing you. If you do not have one on speed dial, contact a Pittsburgh DUI attorney Jonathan M. Stewart at Stewart, Murray & Associates Law Group and get all the help that you need.

  7. SMA Law Group Address: Frick Building 437 Grant St, #600 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-765-3345 www.smalawgroup.com/contact

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