Our Client changed lanes within 100 feet of an intersection.  Law enforcement stopped our Client initially claiming that the change of lanes violated the law prohibiting passing within 100 feet of an intersection.  As our Client was never on the opposite side of the median (roadway), our Client’s driving did not violate this statute.  Thus, we filed a motion to suppress all evidence in the case.  At the motion to suppress hearing, law enforcement acknowledged that our Client’s driving did not violate that statute but claimed that our Client did not have his turn signal on for 100 feet before changing lanes.  Upon examining the statute, there is no specified length of time one must have their turn signal on before changing lanes, only 100 feet before making a turn.  Law enforcement made the incredulous claim that changing lanes is the same thing as making a turn.  Because of this ludicrous claim and the fact that our Client displayed no improper driving, the Court suppressed all evidence in the case.  And, the State dropped all charges against our Client.

On August 8, 2024, the Florida Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle on fire in Escambia County. Upon arrival to the scene, the officers came upon the driver outside of the vehicle that was and started their initial investigation. During the course of their investigation, they noticed signs of impairment including leaning against the guard rail for balance, slow and slurred speech, red, bloodshot and watery eyes and difficulty responding to questions. Based upon these observations, the police requested the driver to submit roadside sobriety tasks. After submitting to the roadside tasks, the officers believed that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol and placed under arrest For driving under the influence.  After hiring the attorney’s from the Ticket Clinic, the Driving Under the Influence charges were dismissed.

On August 31, 2024, the Defendant was involved in an accident. He struck a fence and a house after losing control of his vehicle. Hillsborough county Deputies concluded their crash investigation and then detained the Defendant for a DUI investigation. The Defendant’s primary language is creole and no creole interpreter was provided for the investigation. The Defendant attempted to perform field testing but was ultimately arrested after a poor performance on the exercises. The Defendant then refused to provide a breath sample after the arrest. The Defendant was previously convicted of DUI in 2021, meaning a DUI conviction would require a jail sentence and a 5 year license revocation. Result: the firm set the case for trial and before the trial began, the State dropped the DUI charge.

On August 23, 2024, the Defendant was involved in an accident. The Defendant attempted to pass in front of vehicle 2, only to be struck and flipped over vehicle 2’s hood. The Defendant was operating a MotoTec Gazella electric dirt bike when the accident occurred. The Defendant had not registered the dirt bike and his license was suspended for a DUI and also as a habitual traffic offender. The firm set the case for trial due to the extensive jail offer made by the State. Result: Prior to the trial, the State dismissed the charges.

Our Client was arrested for a misdemeanor DUI with breath test results of 0.277 and 0.262, which also caused an administrative suspension of his/her driver license.  Our Client was a contract driver for a delivery service, who reported to law enforcement that our Client was impaired.  However, by the time law enforcement arrived, our Client was not driving nor even in the vehicle.  The only individuals who witnessed our Client driving were employees of the delivery company, who are not law enforcement officers.  Thus, this was a misdemeanor not committed in the officer’s presence and there was no exception to the rule requiring that all elements of the crime occur in the officer’s presence.  As such, it was an unlawful arrest.  We successfully moved to invalidate the administrative suspension of the license and suppress all the evidence in the criminal case, which was then dismissed.

Our client was stopped for speeding going 18mph over the speed limit. Upon being stopped, officers said they noticed an extremely strong smell of burnt marijuana. Officers also stated they smelled an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from our client’s breath. Officers also noted that our client had red bloodshot eyes and slurred speech. They asked our client where he was coming from and our client admitted that he was at a local bar. Officers later say they located a “marijuana roach” and marijuana in the center console of the car. Officers also located a half full cup of rum and coke. Our client participated in roadside exercises where officers noted that he failed to perform them as instructed based on a number of observations. Later, our client was asked for breath sample to measure his blood alcohol content as well as a urine sample to look for chemical and/or controlled substances in his urine. Our client provided both breath and urine. He then hired us and we immediately began working on the case. After months of discussions with the State Attorney advancing legal and factual arguments, as well as discussion and review of the toxicology results, the State Attorney entered a nolle pros in this client’s case and all criminal charges were dismissed.

On October 25, 2024, an officer from the Florida Highway Patrol pulled over a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on US 98. After reviewing the drivers Florida license, it was revealed that they were driving on a limited permit based upon a driving under the influence suspension. This permit was strictly for business purposes and the officer did not believe that the driver was within her rights to drive such a long distance with those limitations. The driver was arrested for failure to obey driver’s license restrictions and speeding. The initial offer from the State Attorney ‘s office was 60 days in jail, followed by probation. After hiring the Ticket Clinic, on April 2, 2025, all charges were dismissed.

Our Client was arrested for DUI and resisting an officer without violence.  Upon their review of the case, the State immediately recognized that the resisting charge should be dropped, which they did.  However, they were dead set upon the DUI.  While there were some signs of impairment in the case, our Client was suicidal at the time of the arrest.  Once the DUI was set for trial, the State took a more thorough look at the case.  We emphasized to the State that they would have great difficulty separating our Client’s suicidal actions from any impaired actions, as suicide is, in and of itself, the thoughts of an unclear mind.  One business day before trial, our assertions and negotiations finally paid off with the State offering our Client a reckless driving instead of the DUI.

On July 4, 2024, the Florida State Police responded to a single vehicle crash in Washington County, Florida. Upon arrival to the scene, the officer observed a Chevy Silverado with a boat trailer in tow that had front end damage after hitting a utility pole. The officers found the driver of the vehicle asleep behind the wheel and nonresponsive. After multiple attempts to get the driver’s attention, he finally started to respond but was having difficulty speaking. The driver was eventually left the vehicle and had several pills in his hand, urinated on himself and denied being involved in an accident. After completing a crash investigation, the officers asked the driver to submit to roadside tasks in which he performed poorly. Based upon these observations, the driver was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. A search of the vehicle after the arrest revealed drug paraphernalia, a clear Plastic baggie containing a crystal substance that tested positive for methamphetamines. Additional charges were added based upon the search of the vehicle. After reviewing the facts of the case and the crash investigation, the attorneys for The Ticket Clinic discussed their concerns with the State Attorney ‘s Office. On March 12, 2025, the Washington County State Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges for Driving Under the Influence and the drug related matters.

Our client was stopped on the side of the road, partially blocking the roadway on I-95 when law enforcement made contact with him. During his interaction with the initial officer, that officer observed alleged indicators of impairment and called in another officer to conduct a DUI investigation. During the DUI investigation, officers alleged an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from our client, that our client had bloodshot/watery eyes, a slight slur to our client’s speech, and our client admitted he had consumed two (2) beers earlier in the day. Based upon these observations, officers asked our client to participate in Field Sobriety Exercises to determine if his normal faculties were impaired. He was eventually arrested and charged with DUI (his 3rd offense) and Refusal to Provide a Breath Sample. Upon receiving the case, our attorneys immediately went to work reviewing the evidence and preparing our client’s defense. Our client informed our office that he had been previously diagnosed with numerous health issues. Our attorneys reviewed our client’s medical history, in conjunction with his alleged “poor performance” on his Field Sobriety Exercises and devised a way to mitigate our client’s outcome. Based upon our attorney’s relationships with the Office of the State Attorney in Brevard County, which have been built over years of diligent representation, our attorney was able to negotiate a reduced charge of Reckless Driving, Our client avoided a third DUI conviction, spent no time in jail, and had his license saved from any further suspension that would have been imposed by the Court.

On July 13, 2024, an officer from the Tallahassee police department was on patrol and he witnessed a vehicle in a strip mall doing donuts and burnouts near other vehicles in the parking lot. The officer conducted a traffic stop and when he made contact with The driver, the odor of burnt marijuana and smoke was rolling out of the window. The driver admitted that he was having some fun and waiting to deliver another DoorDash order and was smoking his prescription cannabis. The officer noted that the driver appeared to be lethargic, had glassy and watery eyes and was slow in his response to questions. The officer asked the driver to perform Field sobriety task in which he did poorly. The driver was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. After hiring the attorneys from the Ticket Clinic, on 3/19/2025 the DUI charges were dismissed.

Our client was stopped by FHP after drifting in his lane, not affecting any other traffic. Upon making contact with our client, the Trooper noticed alleged indicators of impairment on our client: glassy/bloodshot eyes and an odor of an alcoholic beverage. After performaning Field Sobriety Exercises, our client was arrested and charged with DUI. Upon reviewing the case, our attorney immediately went to work for our client, who is a beer sales rep. If our client was convicted of the DUI, or any charge involving alcohol, he would have lost his job and his license with the State. Knowing this, and knowing that the State Attorney’s Office does not willingly dismiss DUI cases, the only option was for the case to be set for trial and have the jury decide if his “normal faculties were impaired”. A few days prior to the trial, the State offered our client a reduced charge of a conviction on Reckless Driving with Alcohol. Due to the ramifications for his employment, our client rejected this offer, and the case remained set for trial. This also showed our client, and our attorney, that the State’s case was in a weak position, giving us a negotiating advantage. The morning of trial, the State amended the charge to Careless Driving, a civil infraction. Our client received no points on his license, no crime on his record, and was able to keep his job and licenses.