Effective July 1, 2018, Uber, Lyft and other ride-share drivers will be subject to a lower legal limit for their blood alcohol content when charged with a DUI. Currently, they are subject to a legal limit of 0.08, the same as other drivers of passenger vehicles. Drivers of trucks and other commercial vehicles are already subject to a much lower alcohol limit – 0.04 – and that limit will now be made applicable to ride-share drivers.
David P. Shapiro was living in New Orleans when he was arrested on April 26th, 2004 for a crime he admittedly committed. Only 22 years old at the time, David faced questions such as “how will he explain this to his family?” and “would this arrest ruin his prospective career prospects?” Unaware of how the local criminal justice system worked, David experienced the same stress and fear so many of his firm’s clients feel when charged with, or under investigation for, committing a crime.
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