Being pulled over after you have been drinking can be frightening and can sometimes cause drivers to make poor decisions due to their panic. When you see a police officer behind your vehicle with their emergency red-and-blue lights flashing, you are legally required to pull over as soon as you can safely do so. While it is understandable that some intoxicated drivers may resist stopping out of fear of being charged with a DUI, doing so can lead to additional charges for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer. Having these charges, in addition to a DUI, can put you in a more complicated legal position and make it more likely that you will face harsher treatment from the court and a more serious sentence, which could include jail time that would have been avoidable had you stopped. It is important to immediately seek the advice of an Arlington Heights criminal defense attorney.
