Should Have Known Better – Wisconsin Attorney Nabbed for Drunk Driving at Police Station Holding Client Charged with DUI
A Wisconsin attorney who once prosecuted drunken drivers for the Madison attorney’s office has been charged with DUI after arriving at a police station to pick up a client charged with DUI. Attorney Rick Petri says he got a phone call around 2 a.m. from police saying his client, Patrick DePula, had been charged with drunk driving. Petri admitted that he had been drinking alcohol in front of his television earlier in the evening but thought that it would be out of his system when he had to pick up DePula. Petri blew a 0.09 on a breath test at the police station. Petri and DePula were charged with first offenses punishable by fine, license suspension or revocation of up to 6-9 months, and an alcohol assessment. Petri apologized and expressed his embarrassment about the incident. He also added that he hopes people learn a valuable lesson from his actions.
