Hit and Run Dismissal After Client Does Cal-Trans, Pays Fines

Our client was involved in a minor traffic accident on the 405 Freeway at about 11:00 a.m. Our client left the scene of the accident because he was already on probation for a previous DUI arrest.

His family called us the same day, on a Saturday afternoon, when they found out the police were outside of his house with a warrant for his arrest. Apparently, the other party had recorded our client’s license plate number and told police, who then traced it to our client’s house and went there.

Overview: Long Beach, hit & run dismissed after one year while client performs 40 hours of Cal-Trans and pays $639 Fine.

Greg Hill immediately went to our client's house and drove him to the Long Beach Police Department to turn himself in. Had the client not done so, the police would have become determined to arrest him and bail could be set rather high. Greg took about 45 minutes to arrive at the client’s house.
After Greg Hill explained the situation to the officers, the officers ordered the client to submit to a PAS (Preliminary Alcohol Screening) test. The PAS result was a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .07%.

As the reader of this summary may appreciate, had the client been immediately taken in by the police according to the arrest warrant, he would have had his breath tested at least 45 minutes earlier than when it really was taken. This earlier test would have made his BAC higher, most likely above 0.08%, the lower legal limit for DUI. Since the client told police his attorney was enroute, they waited and this 45 minute wait allowed his BAC to drop below 0.08%.

At the arraignment, Greg Hill & Associates negotiated with the Long Beach City Prosecutor to dismiss the DUI charge based on the PAS results and the Driving Without Insurance charge, as the client obtained proof of current insurance.

Long Beach Courthouse

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