Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Can Lead to Worse Charges
Conventional wisdom says that, as long as the quantity of illicit drugs in your possession is small, the resulting criminal charges will not be a big deal, but this does not tell the whole story. Yes, the quantity of drugs can be the deciding factor in whether you face charges for simple possession or for possession with intent to deliver. In other cases, serious charges can result even if police only find a single dose of drugs. For example, you can face charges for drug delivery resulting in death if you give someone two pills and he or she takes one of them and suffers a fatal overdose. Likewise, driving under the influence of drugs can result in serious criminal charges, even if the drugs present are only enough to cause impairment in one person. Of course, getting pulled over for a trivial reason and the police seeing a pipe or a bag of weed in your car is one thing, but it is much worse if there are aggravating factors, such as driving with a suspended license or causing an accident while driving under the influence of drugs. If driving under the influence of drugs is only one of the criminal charges you are facing, contact a Florida drug offenses attorney.
Lake Wales Woman Faces Charges for Driving Under Influence of Methamphetamine After Her Driver’s License Has Been Revoked
Kristin Mittelstadt of Lake Wales had her driver’s license revoked in 2009, just a few months into her driving career. Despite this, she continued driving. In early 2025, she got arrested for driving with a revoked license, but she posted bond. In March 2025, police saw her driving and signaled for her to pull over, but she increased her speed until the first officer lost sight of her. An officer in a patrol car some distance down the road saw her and began to pursue her, eventually causing her to stop by forcing her into a sharp turn to cause her to lose control of the car; this is a dangerous move, but it is still legal and will probably remain so until enough serious injuries and resulting legal challenges accumulate.
Police found a small quantity of methamphetamine in Mittelstadt’s car, and she insisted that she had smoked meth earlier that day. After an officer read her the Miranda warnings, Mittelstadt said that the reason she had fled was that she already had a pending case for driving with a revoked license and that, if she got caught again, she could face a long prison sentence. If she pleads not guilty, the success of her case will probably rest on whether the police were within their rights to chase her.
Contact FL Drug Defense Group About Drug Cases
A Central Florida criminal defense lawyer can help you if you are facing criminal charges for driving under the influence of illegal drugs. Contact FL Drug Defense Group in Orlando, Florida to discuss your case.
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