Idiotic
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I was arrested 6 months and 1 day ago, for suspicion of drink driving. I wrecked my van into a wall, and had a nasty cut to my lip so could not do a breathalyzer.
I was given a blood test around 3+ hours after the accident, i sent off for my own blood to be tested, and it came back with a BAC reading of 0.38mg/100ml of blood, so over 50% under legal limit.
I thought they may still try and chase a back calculation, because I left the scene of the accident.... they did initially plan to charge me with leaving the scene, but I explained that a bunch of young lads were filming me whilst injured on there phone, so I left because it was late at night, and they were being idiots, so they dropped this, and interviewed me in regards to the drink driving. I admitted I had drank around 8x cans of low strength cider over the period of the whole day (4%) and that I felt as though i was guilty of drink driving.... I did not understand at the time however, how BAC levels work, and that it would have been leaving my system over time, as I had consumed them over a long period, i did not feel drunk when driving, im quite a big guy... I jst assumed I was way way over limit, maybe I would have been just over the limit if they tested me 3 hours earlier?
anyhow, they have not contacted me, and I didn't bother contacting them over the 6 months, as I didn't want anyone looking any deeper into this... I have not been charged with anything, and I went to collect my blood a few days after the crash, and the officer who handed it to me saying I had no bail terms.
I have not changed my phone number or address in this time either. should I contact the police next week, or should I just carry on about my life now?
I was given a blood test around 3+ hours after the accident, i sent off for my own blood to be tested, and it came back with a BAC reading of 0.38mg/100ml of blood, so over 50% under legal limit.
I thought they may still try and chase a back calculation, because I left the scene of the accident.... they did initially plan to charge me with leaving the scene, but I explained that a bunch of young lads were filming me whilst injured on there phone, so I left because it was late at night, and they were being idiots, so they dropped this, and interviewed me in regards to the drink driving. I admitted I had drank around 8x cans of low strength cider over the period of the whole day (4%) and that I felt as though i was guilty of drink driving.... I did not understand at the time however, how BAC levels work, and that it would have been leaving my system over time, as I had consumed them over a long period, i did not feel drunk when driving, im quite a big guy... I jst assumed I was way way over limit, maybe I would have been just over the limit if they tested me 3 hours earlier?
anyhow, they have not contacted me, and I didn't bother contacting them over the 6 months, as I didn't want anyone looking any deeper into this... I have not been charged with anything, and I went to collect my blood a few days after the crash, and the officer who handed it to me saying I had no bail terms.
I have not changed my phone number or address in this time either. should I contact the police next week, or should I just carry on about my life now?