A DUI arrest can be a traumatic experience. Some people may experience:
- Emotional stages: Some may isolate themselves and experience depression. Others may beat themselves up for knowing what they did and the fear of what could happen.
- Arrest aftermath: Some say that the first few days after a DUI arrest are the worst part of the experience. After being released from jail, you should record all of the details you can remember about your arrest, including what happened before your arrest. You should also talk to someone else besides the police as soon as possible after your arrest.
Some tips for handling the stress of a DUI include:
- Stop beating yourself up
- Stay informed and ask questions
- Reach out to your support system
- Utilize treatment centers or support groups in the community
- Explore new interests
- Cut back on alcohol
- Eat healthy and remember to exercise
- Give forgiveness a chance
- Actively work toward self-forgiveness
How Sharing DUI Stories Can Help
The following online arrested for DUI stories and experiences are available to help you learn from others who are currently going through a similar situation to yours. This is also an opportunity to share your own local DUI experience of what happened to you with other visitors if you wish.
DUI stories from others like you. Read many positive stories from some of the 1.5 million drivers who have recently experienced DUI arrests this past year. Get insight and perspective from those arrested for a DUI first-time offense and why you should fight DUI charges to get dropped or dismissed.
This page helps people support each other by posting questions, answers, and arrest experiences to help guide you through the DUI process of potentially what you can expect. It is important to respect each person’s individual view points and understand that everyone’s own DUI dismissed stories or arrest situation is unique.
Please keep in mind that if you are in need of personal and free DUI legal advice for your own arrest situation, a local DUI lawyer with us is available online 24/7 for free help.
All posts, questions, and responses on this page should be considered friendly and helpful information. Sharing DUI stories & experiences with one another can help other people learn from them and have hope based on real details of those who have gone through a similar DUI arrest ordeal.
DUI Experience Form
| First Name | City and State of Arresting Police Department | DUI Arrest Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce | Ashley Pennsylvania | Breath test then refused blood test. I do drive a cdl truck |
| Shoichi | Sacramento, CA | I was leaving Sacramento when I was targeted at a stoplight. The officers said I was stopped over the intersection line at the light but there wasn’t any proof of that. |
| Kayla | Tomahawk Wisconsin | Went to a friend's house where I was drinking. Decided to head home only drove a couple miles before I realized I should just pull over and try to sleep it off. It was a back road where I thought I'd be fine till morning woke up to ems and the police at my window. Followed all their directions did a breathalyzer and a field sobriety test. They arrested me thou they didnt tell me what i blew or if i passed their test n then they took me to the hospital for a blood draw and about an hour after the initial contact I was released to my husband and told I would be contacted with further instructions. I am a mother of 3 who are all in sports and I work. I am also my mothers guardian so I have to be at a lot of her appointments and she is currently in a nursing home and I see her 2 to 3 times a week. I can't afford to loose my license or have an interlock system. I hope I can figure this out. |
| Summer | Greenville county sheriff office South Carolina | I was pulled over speeding he said my car smelled like weed asked me to get out and do sobriety test I had just had surgery on my toe so I was off balance already and he didn’t care still made me walk heal to toe. Which I couldn’t do . Said. I failed and took me to jail but I blew clean |
| Davielle | Campbell | Was arrested for dui this is my 1 st offense |
| William | Madison ohio | I went around a car that was stopped and was pulled over I had a beer 2 hours prior to driving and blew a .9 |
| Michelle Noriega | Maricopa, Arizona | My first Dui, I got pulled over because my tags were expired, I was driving good, then since I have extremely bad anxiety on top of being of having Capiophobia, I seemed nervous so he asked me to step out of the car, then he wanted to breathalyzer me, and I said no, then the police said if I don’t do a breathalyzer I will do a blood test, I said okay hold on let me breathe (cuz I was having a panic attack), he said forget it, (I think he ran out of patience) I took a blood test and my results should be party drugs from the day before because it was right after Christmas, I wasn’t intoxicated, nor off drugs at the time of I was driving, I just have bad extremely anxiety. I also have no records. |
| Robert | Springfield mo | Pulled over |
| John | Orange Park Florida | I hit a pole but accident and was arrested for Dui |
| Kaden | Central Point, Oregon | I was pulled over for speeding over 11-20. They conducted a field sobriety test, and was arrested for DUII. I took a breathalyzer and blew a .08 |
| Dalton | Gilbert AZ | Pretty normal got arrested the night of took the blood test didn’t put up any hassle |
| Jimmy | Whitley county , Kentucky state police officer T Lawson | I got arrested and was made to pled guilty to a DUI in fear of my freedom being threatened and increased if I wanted to fight it in court I got done wrong and my rights were violated by KY state police officer T Lawson. I was afraid for my life and safety and my freedom taken away from me for a long time and my animals life and welfare were in danger I was made to pled guilty and I was innocent of this charge |
| Micah Haire | Stillwater | Got pulled over almost by my house for my headlight being out. My eyes were red and they made me do field sobriety. I believe I did well and they did BAC test. |
| Maximilian | Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department | Traveling home from the bar, took the safest way I thought I could go. Was going 71 in a 55 mph zone that was about to change to a 70 mph zone. Was pulled over, followed field sobriety instruction. Blew a 0.142 BAC and was arrested. Booked at Tazewell County Jail. |
| Nancy | Bryant arkansas | I got arrested on dwi for the 4th time I know I need help please help me I don't want to go too jail |
| Jurida | Beckley WV BPD | I was pulled over because the officer had never seen me drive, because for the last 15 years I have walked everywhere I go,so he wanted to see my license . I blew one number over the limit so I went to jail. I thought my license were suspended for unpaid fines, but they were revoked and I had no idea because at the time I had no mailing address so I never received anything about it. |
| Rodriquez | Covington, Georgia | I was pulled over for impeding traffic but I was not holding up any traffic. He asked whether I had been drinking and I was honest and told him that I had a few drinks but then he proceeded to call 3 more officers to the scene. They then proceeded to make me get out of the car and perform field tests and breathalyzer test. |
| Kevin | Great Bend Kansas | I received a dui Saturday. I was pulled over for going 41 in a 35 I believe . Passed field sobriety test and took one test at 0.078 and last test was .16 . I have two other dui for 1997 and 2003 but nothing else . I want to save my cdl license |
| Peter | Pawhuska police department in Osage county | I got a dui for wrecking my truck the only thing is I wasn’t drinking and I have my medical records to show I’m right. But the courts do not want to even hear what I have to show on my behalf |
| Deborah | Mcminnville, Tennessee | i got a first offense DUI in November of 2016. My car was reported stolen somewhere around 2022. When i got my car back from tow service , my interlock device had been stolen out of car. It is now June 2023 and I still gave a restriction on my Tennessee DL. How can I get this Restriction removed from my Tennessee DL? |
I had hit my car twice around 6-7, and got pulled over around 9-10. I was pulled over for a valid reason. After that getting my license and registration, they said that they were suspicious that I was under drug usage (nervous, droopy eyes), so they told me to get out and do some “standard tests” to make up their minds.
After that I was arrested for DUI and taken to the station, where I was further questioned, with my consent, and further examined until he further concluded that I was too impaired to continue (at this point around 5 hours after consumption) and I was taken to Lancaster hospital where I was to take a blood test. After I was returned to my house.
Drove homeward from a concert on my birthday. 10 minutes into my 35 minute drive home, I was pulled over when the officer saw me deviate out of my lane. I only deviated because I was reaching for gps that fell on passenger foot area. I didn’t know how to get home otherwise!
It was in the boonies in middle of nowhere, no cars on road except me. I didn’t know to refuse the roadside field sobriety tests so I tried to complete those. Balance is already bad from sciatica nerve damage and numbness in foot from S4, L2 discectomy. Didn’t do well.
Then I blew into a breathalyzer. I don’t know what I blew since the cop didn’t say. Then I was placed under arrest and placed in back of cop car. Then cop asked if I can take a blood sample. I said not right now since I’m in hand cuffs and in back of your squad. Was never asked again after that or advised about saying not right now meant under the law or administered any further testing at the station.
Was not read my miranda rights at any time. The cop kept asking me to just admit I was drinking but I stood my ground and said I am not answering any further questions without an attorney. That really made cop mad. I called a DUI attorney my friend knows who is going to take my case for $2,500 up front. Might be another $2,000 in fees if he needs to work beyond the normal scope.
It was muddy and unlevel ground so I am thinking the FST will be tossed. Also charged with open intoxicants (empty wine bottle under back seat which I didn’t even know was there but probably from the last landfill trip) and refused blood sample, which is automatic/immediate suspension.
I regret taking the FST and roadside breathalyzer. Regret refusing a blood sample because of the severe consequences. I never drink and drive since I live next to my main pub but I’m in a lot of trouble. I’ll need prayers for a reduction or dismissal as my job is on the line. Very pricey situation. I really only have about $5,000 savings so I don’t know what I’m going to do.
NEVER complete roadside FST. And keep your mouth shut except to state your name and address.
I was just recently pulled over for a license plate missing on the front. I was told to perform field sobriety, whilst i was completely sober, ended up failing those tests, something like 1/3 of all people fail those tests even while sober. I believe the Only reason they arrested me was because i said no to searching my car and they needed a reason to search it, they ended up finding a felony amount of drugs. Charged with DUI while completely sober, hadn’t touched anything intoxicating in days