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Wet Reckless vs Dry Reckless Charge Reductions

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Much of the negotiations between prosecutors and DUI defense attorneys involve reducing a DUI charge to a wet reckless or a dry reckless. Both of these reduced charges fall under California Vehicle Code 23103, the statute defining reckless driving. The difference between the two is that a ?wet reckless? is a special form of reckless driving in which the record of conviction specifies that alcohol was involved. The ?wet? version of reckless driving counts as the functional equivalent of a DUI conviction. Suppose, for example, that a person pleads guilty to a reduced charge of wet reckless. Now suppose he gets arrested and convicted of a DUI charge within 10 years. The new DUI will count as a second offense, and second-time penalties are exponentially greater...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on August 03, 2009 (boomark / email).