Today, we as individuals have more possibilities and opportunities of that than individuals did just a few mere decades, or even years ago. Women have grown to gain more employment roles and break gender gaps, African American individuals now have social equality, and education is now available to all that seek it. Either way you look at it the United States is trying to help individuals out in about every way possible. One aspect that truly helps individuals is that of rehabilitative programs that can range from drug usage, to even other abusive issues. However, can you always count on the fact that these programs will be available?
The Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program is one that many individuals are familiar with in Pennsylvania. This program allows individuals to avoid their first time DUI conviction and go through a program that will hopefully get them back on their feet socially sound, and creating a better community for all. Yet, this program cannot always be seen given so freely to some DUI offenders.
Last year, an accident took place with two drivers that not only did not participate in the ARD program as a result of the accident, but also were simply not given the option of it. One driver was a mother, who at the time of the accident did not have her child properly restrained in the back seat of her vehicle. As a result of the accident, the child suffered a hematoma, and a facial bone fracture. The woman pleaded guilty to the fact that she had endangered her child and as a result was sentenced to five years of probation, as well as parenting classes.
The woman pled for the ARD program, which would have wiped her record clean of all of these crimes, but was denied to the “circumstances of the case.”
The other driver had been drinking earlier in the day at a local tavern then went to grab food at a donut shop. From there he failed to enter the highway properly, which then led to the accident occurring. The man was then found by police officers to be outside his vehicle nursing an injury on his head. He also tried to gain the ARD program as a “punishment”, but was denied due to “nature and circumstances of the case, which it stated an accident resulted with an injury”.
When you have been charged with a criminal offense, you want an experienced defense lawyer protecting your rights every step of the way. I am attorney Michael V. Worgul, and from my offices in Pittsburgh, I have dedicated my entire career to criminal defense. Having handled over 1,000 cases, I know what to expect in court and I am not afraid of a challenge. To start your case call 1-855-DUI-CRIM today!
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