Man Raises Money to Fight DUI Charge Claimed Bogus
A Jacksonville, Fla., man visiting parents near Allentown, Pa., was stopped for entering an adjoining lane of a two-lane, one-way street mafked with a broken white line and charged with DUI. Now, he's reaching out to the eBay community to help fight the bogus charge.
Allentown, PA (PRWEB) May 23, 2005 -- A Jacksonville, Florida, man is trying
to raise money to fight a drunken driving offense after he says police stopped
him for nothing but being in the wrong part of town at the time.
He's
listed an auction on eBay, offering lists of DUI jokes, but being careful to
note that DUI is a serious and dangerous crime and shouldn't be taken lightly.
He's offering a Buy It Now price of just $5 or you can submit your own Best
Offer... of course, you can purchase as many Buy It Nows as you want!
The
man is working to raise more than $2,500 in legal fees to cover JUST the
preliminary hearing from others with a sympathetic ear or have personally
experienced how even the most well-intentioned officers can make mistakes and
cost the innocent thousands in legal bills.
The suspect can't even find
out his chemical BAC content until the preliminary hearing... so it could be
0.00% and he's spent the $2,500 on lawyer fees for NO reason.
What's more
is the breathalyzer didn't register ANY alcohol in his breath, and the police
complaint claims he was stopped because he wandered slightly into the adjoining
lane of a two-lane, ONE-WAY street with a broken white line -- meaning passing
is LEGAL -- then corrected back into his own lane. The police followed him for
not more than a block.
The legal bills and other expenses have totalled
more than $2,500 so far, and it's likely to climb even further -- for a crime
not committed! The officer apparently was so sure of it he ignored the clean
breathalyzer, not considering the financial havoc he was about to
cause.
He's 26, well-educated, with a bachelor of arts degree. He's a
professional working in television, but laid off a few months ago when new
management took over. Times are tough, and he says he's only been able to land a
few freelance gigs in the past few months.
** Any Excess Bids Will be
Given to MADD **
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5583278320
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb243150.htm