What's the best course of action after an accident with dui, when i do not have much money? will a public defender be helpful?

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I drank at a local applebees by myself, after a rough couple days. Driving home i fell asleep and hit a sign, hitting it i panicked and tried to drive home. After i got myself together, i looked back to see if anyone was following me and i ended up in a ditch. First offense, i have a 2 speeding tickets on my record, but that is all. BAC: 0.126% and i recieved no injuries. Sign is ruined and the car is banged up, but fixible, Only state police showed up. I was walking and talking find, i knew what i did. Tipsy but not drunk. I wasnt arrested, but i did have ride with the trooper to his station and get picked up. Seems to be a total of 5 traffic charges for the DUI, accident, leaving the accident with the sign, and driving an unsafe vehicle because the sign blew my tire up. help please.

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Greg Hill ·
First of all, I would suggest you not post details of your offense so much on a public forum that a prosecutor could read and recognize as your case. A public defender can be very good. However, there are also some public defenders who really do not try too hard. You may want to see which pubic defender you are assigned and then if the person is fighting for you and listening to you, stay with him or her. If not, hire private counsel that you feel good about. Best of luck to you.
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Michael Lemond ·
I agree with Greg , you want to keep the details off of the internet and go seek local and qualified counsel right away!
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