DUI
The first ten days after a DUI arrest
The papers you were handed, the license deadline that comes before any court date, what to write down tonight, and what can wait until you’ve talked to a lawyer.
Gunnar Wahlquist7 min read
DUI and traffic defense in Rapid City
You only need to see the next stretch of road
After a stop, a charge or a suspended license, the whole road can look dark. Headlights never show all of it, only enough to keep driving. I’ll light the next few weeks for you: the deadline you can’t miss, the hearing, the first court date, and what each step costs.
Ten minutes, lights on
What the first ten days look like
I recorded this at my desk for people who were stopped last night and can’t sleep. It covers the morning after: the papers in your glovebox, your license, and the one deadline that comes before any court date.
The first ten days after a DUI stop
Recorded at the Saint Joseph Street office
Guides
Notes for the dark stretches
Plain answers to the questions I hear most, written so you can read them at two in the morning and know what the day will bring.
TicketsTicketed while passing through
A ticket on the way to the Hills or home from them, and a court date a long way from where you live. What to do before you drive on, and what a local lawyer can take off your hands.
Gunnar Wahlquist5 min read
Charges
Three roads I know well
Every case here began with a car and a stop, somewhere between Spearfish and Wall or across the line in Wyoming. These are the charges I take, and the only ones.
DUI
A first arrest or a later one, breath or blood, with an accident or without. Drivers under 21 too.
About DUI charges
License suspension
The license case runs on its own clock, and it starts first. Asking for the hearing in time keeps your options open.
About license hearings
Tickets and reckless driving
Speeding, reckless and careless driving, tickets on a commercial license, and drivers who live out of state.
About tickets
Calls and texts every day until 10pm
Switch the high beams on
Tell me the date of the stop and what you were charged with. I’ll tell you the deadline you’re up against and what the next month looks like, before you decide anything.