Pearsall, TX DWI Law Firms & Lawyers

If you were arrested and charged with DWI within the last 15 days, you need to contact a DWI attorney immediately. The ALR suspension does not take effect until after the expiration of 40 days after the arrest. So, if you are within that window, your privilege to drive is not yet suspended. If you are still inside the 15 day window, your attorney can request an ALR hearing to fight to prevent the suspension. The request will toll the suspension period. 

Everyone has a right to a speedy trial. However, it takes more than just the passage of 4 months to prove that your right to a speedy trial has been violated. There are several factors that courts would consider in making that determination. If you have an attorney you should contact him/her to find out where the case is at, procedurally. If you don't have an attorney you should seriously consider hiring one. I specialize in DWI defense, and can tell you there are myriad issues to consider when handling a client's DWI case. If the case can be beat, it's worth the money to find out.

You got bad advice. If there's an outstanding warrant for your arrest for a DWI, it will be there forever, until you get it taken care of. To be clear, a "DUI" in Texas is a ticket issued to people under 21 who are suspected of driving under the influence. "DWI" is the over 21 charge, and is more serious. If all you have outstanding is the DUI ticket, you should just retain a TX attorney to handle it for you. Since you're living out of State now, your attorney may be able to get the warrant lifted, get you on a docket, make an appearance on your behalf, work out a resolution to the case, and all you'd have to do is mail in a check for the fees/court costs (if it can be worked out that way). The worst thing in the world to do would be to ignore it.