will anyone hire me with a reckless driving

Thirty years old, doesn't care about anyone but himself...why is everyone wasting time discussing this with him? Typical..everthing that happens to him is somebody elses fault

And BTW...Mr. Anderson is spelling it right....EXPUNGE....and telling you the law....wake up and MAN-UP!!!!!!!!!!


AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT....HANG UP THE KEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The subject of drinking and driving is a HOT topic to say the least, remember to direct your comments at the post, not the poster there are rules about this.
EVERYONE makes a spelling mistake now and again, lets remember that too.

 

Let me try to explain my true, deep seated anger to those who drive while under the influence.

I was once with a fire department in Northern CA, in this position, there were too many times I had to cut a vehicle apart to get the victims of DUI offenders from those vehicles, sometimes not alive.

I also worked, with a local funeral home, this is where my careers were capped. One night, the father of 3 young daughters, (2-5-9) with his wife in the car. Both mom and dad had to have ####tails after work on the way to picking up their children from day care. The roads here in El Dorado county are basically old wagon roads, built around trees, winding roads, most of the trees are very old, very large oak, and we all know oak tree vs. car...tree wins.

This evening, the tree won again. I had to be on call with the Funeral Home, was called to the scene for the removal. It took firefighters 3 hours to cut the car away from the tree, another 1.5 hrs to get the girls from the vehicle...who didn't get hurt...drunk mom and dad, the air bags saved their lives, no seat belts, no car seat...does the fact that mom and dad will be doing 20 yrs for vehicular manslaughter make me feel better...NO WAY...will I be there with pictures of the vehicle when these two come up for parole in two years...you #### right I will, and I will be saying and doing everything in my power to make sure they do their full 20.

Any driver with a CDL who gets a DUI in my mind, should never drive a rig ever again...NEVER...when you got your license you accepted the responsibility, you knew the rules, you are supposed to be a professional...so act like one, no matter if you are behind the wheel of a 4 wheel vehicle or 18 wheels. If you need to drink...stay home and drink responsibly...better yet, if you got a CDL and that is your livelihood...leave the booze alone altogether...I do, I will, and I won't lose my anger to those who drink and drive..and I will report you if I see you doing it..no problem with that!

 

I don't think he'll drive for quite a while otherhalf. In his other post under trucker legal advice he stated that he was charged with DUI but the attorney plea bargained it to Reckless. It was in Louisiana & he lives in TX. But he also refused the breathalizer & now his license is suspended in TX for the TX implied consent laws. This plus a reckless just about puts the kaboshes on his driving for a while. And apparently he doesn't understand implied consent either.

 

PSANDERSON,I think you or I answered this guys question in truckers legal advice.He said reckless,I said wet reckless.I believe he would have to have to two reckless for a 60 day disqualification for CDL.Wet reckless,harsher penalities.Refusal to test,1 year.Not disclosing past violations to your employer or your employer not doing a background check.Fines and jail time.Coolcbhandle,don't even go near a CMV for now.Your on probation,you screwed up once,don't be so quick to screw up again.High priced lawyer or not,you won't be driving for awhile.You wanted some positive advice,no one on this board can give you any.Last thing.What is so hard about taking a cab home after getting drunk.It might cost a few dollars but look what it's costing you now.

 

Correct as to the 60-day disqualification under 383.51 however when it comes to licenses the states may also have greater/more restrictions than 383.51 as well as 391.15 because the individual states set their own standards for driving licenses. The CDL portion of a license from the federal perspective only has the basics of what it takes to get one. Nothing in the federal rules does it tell the states what it takes to keep one with the exception of 383.51 and 391.15, therefore the states rules take precedent so long as the state also complies with 383.51 and 391.15. Illinois also has some pretty strict guidelines for losing a CDL as well.