Man In Canonsburg Enrolls in ARD for First DUI Offense

In the Canonsburg area of Pennsylvania, a man employed as an HVAC technician was stopped after a hockey game when police noticed him swerving on the road. When the officers approached, they detected the scent of alcohol and administered a chemical test. The test results determined that he was above the legal limit to drive and the man found himself charged with his first DUI offense. As an HVAC technician, who is required to drive between jobs, the man became very concerned at the potential penalties, which included a DUI on his permanent criminal record, a possible 3-day jail term, and a year-long license suspension. With the hope of finding an avenue to mitigate the impact of this DUI, the man sought out Pennsylvania DUI lawyers and came to the experienced legal professionals at Worgul, Sarna & Ness, Criminal Defense Attorneys, LLC.

As a veteran DUI attorney, Matthew Ness took the man’s case and immediately began the process of reducing the backlash of a DUI conviction. This led attorney Ness to negotiate with the prosecution and eventually facilitated his client’s enrollment in the Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition (ARD) program. This is a diversion program for first-time offenders that lessens the fallout of a DUI offense and has the added benefit of permitting an expungement once the program is completed. The man was very relieved to participate in this option which not only spared him from any jail time and only required a one-month license suspension, but also allowed him the chance to remove the entire incident from his criminal record.

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