DUI / ARD and the Commercial Drivers License

This is the first time we've touched on this topic, and I expect to write quite a bit more in the future.

Did you know that an ARD for a DUI (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) will result in the 12 month loss of your CDL, no matter what! And that a second ARD or DUI can result in a lifetime loss?

That's right. No matter how good the "deal" in Court is, if you have a CDL a DUI can result in drastic consequences from Penn Dot. This is aside from any policies a particular trucking company or insurance carrier may already have in place.

So before you plead guilty, accept ARD, or go to Court, be sure and consult with Counsel to see if there is a strategy to allow you to keep your CDL.

Trial in dog's death ends in hung jury

- Trial Lawyer Mike Palermo at work!

By MATT CASEY
Evening Sun Reporter
Article Launched:12/12/2006 09:40:44 AM EST

Judgment has been deferred for a Gettysburg man who allegedly beat, shot and ran over a golden retriever in May.

After six hours of deliberation Monday, Judge Michael George asked members of an undecided jury to raise their hands if they thought further deliberation would be pointless. Eleven did, and George declared a mistrial.

Prosecutors will retry the case during the Jan. 16 trial term, when William Miller, 53, of 355 Company Farm Road will face two counts of animal cruelty again.

Defense Attorney Michael Palermo told jurors that investigators "cut corners" in investigating the May 20 death of Cheyenne, a 13-year-old female retriever.

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