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Newburgh Drunk Driving Accidents Lawyer

Orange County, New York, DWI Accidents and the Law

Drunk driving (DWI) cases that involve an accident present a high degree of risk to the accused. If you were involved in a DWI accident case that involved injuries or damage to property, you could be charged with multiple other crimes.

In DWI accident cases, more than in any other type of drunk driving case, it is important that the first call you make is to a lawyer. Seemingly innocuous statements to police at the scene of the accident can be used to incriminate you.

Raymond D. Sprowls, attorney at law, has the experience and skill to defend you against any charges that might be filed after a DWI accident, including:

Where have you been? Have you been drinking? What happened here tonight? Your answers to these simple questions can have huge consequences in a DWI accident case. Once you request to speak to a lawyer, all questioning must stop. Any statement you make after requesting a lawyer will likely be deemed inadmissible in court.

Additional Charges Filed Days Later

In some DWI accident cases, charges are filed after the fact, depending on the condition of the victims. Montgomery drunk driving accidents attorney Raymond D. Sprowls once represented a client who came to his office to discuss a DWI in which the client rear-ended another driver. Three days after the car crash, the victim learned he had an injured neck from the whiplash. The next day, the defendant was arrested for felony assault. He never realized that another person had been hurt in the accident.

It is always best to plan for the worst in a DWI accident case.

Mr. Sprowls will discuss all the details of the events leading up to the arrest, from the minute you put the first drink to your lips to the second the handcuffs were placed on your wrists. This attention to detail often allows him to negotiate an acceptable disposition to challenging DWI accident cases.

If you have been charged with causing an accident related to your alleged drunk driving, talk with an experienced Newburgh DWI accident defense lawyer right away. To schedule an in-office consultation, please contact the Hudson Valley area DUI accidents law firm of Raymond D. Sprowls. He represents clients charged with drunk driving in Orange County and throughout New York's Hudson Valley.

Recent Case Results

  • November, 2009:

    Two men were arrested in a car after police claimed they had seen the driver (Mr. Sprowls’ client) throw a quantity of cocaine out the window and on to a city street. At a pre-trial suppression hearing, Mr. Sprowls successfully argued to the judge that the evidence should be suppressed. Once the evidence was suppressed, the D.A. had no choice but to dismiss all criminal charges. The defendant ended up pleading guilty to a speeding ticket!

  • October, 2009:

    A few months after Mr. Sprowls’ client was arrested during the execution of a search warrant, Mr. Sprowls got the felony charges dismissed. The defendant had been found inside an apartment with prescription pills, marijuana, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia in the room next to where the defendant was standing. Mr. Sprowls used his extensive knowledge of search and seizure law and the facts of the case to convince the D.A. that the case could not be proven against his client and persuaded the prosecutor to dismiss the charges.

  • August, 2009:

    The police arrested two boys and charged them with felony Criminal Mischief, claiming the boys had caused damage in excess of $500.00 to a local municipal park. The boys denied the charges. The end result? Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed in exchange for the boys’ promise each pay only $100.00. The moral of the story? Never accept the word of the police as truth -- they lie and exaggerate just as much as anyone else.

  • August, 2008

    Two men were arrested and charged with Burglary in the Third Degree, a Class D felony. Mr. Sprowls' client had just finished serving 22 years in state prison and was on parole.

    Within five weeks of the defendant's arraignment, Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed and the defendant is a free man.

  • March, 2008:

    A high school-aged boy and four of his friends were arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including Burglary in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree. If convicted of the Burglary Charge as an adult, Mr. Sprowls’ client could have been sentenced to anywhere between 5 and 25 years in state prison. In October, 2008, after extensive investigation and interviews with witnesses, Mr. Sprowls got the case dismissed and his client’s bright future remained intact.

  • February, 2008

    Five people were arrested in a commercial establishment during the execution of a search warrant. The store was a "weed spot" and had been selling to a steady stream of customers for months.

    Mr. Sprowls' client was in the common area of the store when the police entered and no marijuana was found on his person.

    Within a month of his arrest, Mr. Sprowls got the case against his client dismissed.

  • December, 2007

    Two men were arrested in the City of Newburgh and charged with multiple Class D Felonies, including Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree. Mr. Sprowls' client had a lengthy criminal record going back over thirty years with a prior felony conviction. The D.A. was out for blood and insisted that the two men would go to state prison for these crimes.

    Of course, Mr. Sprowls could represent only one of the defendants. After investigating the case and researching the applicable law, Mr. Sprowls advised his client to refuse all plea offers and to remain ready for trial.

    The co-defendant was subsequently indicted and his case was transferred to County Court where he is looking at a state prison sentence.

    Mr. Sprowls' client is now a free man. Because Mr. Sprowls knew the law and the facts of the case, all of the charges were dismissed and the defendant is home with his family.

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Raymond D. Sprowls, Attorney at Law
2294 State Route 208, Suite 4
Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone: 845-764-4265
Toll Free: 866-323-1462
Fax: 845-713-4726
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