Cranston DUI Lawyer

Yes. Reductions to reckless driving are common for first-offense Cranston DUI cases when the evidence has defense angles. The reduction avoids the longer license suspension and ignition interlock that come with a DUI conviction.

Defenses include challenging Reservoir Avenue and Park Avenue pretextual stops, attacking the Cranston PD Intoxilyzer calibration and observation period, scrutinizing field test conditions, refusal advisement defects, and Miranda violations during questioning.

The Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal is located in Cranston (1670 Pontiac Avenue) and handles refusal cases statewide. If you refused the breathalyzer anywhere in Rhode Island, your refusal hearing is at the Traffic Tribunal in Cranston, not the District Court division covering your arrest location.

Reservoir Avenue, Park Avenue, Broad Street, Pontiac Avenue, Atwood Avenue, the I-95 Cranston exits, Cranston Street, Plainfield Pike, and the Garden City area are the most common arrest locations.

Cranston DUI cases are heard at the 6th Division District Court at the Garrahy Judicial Complex in Providence. The 6th Division covers all Providence County DUI cases.