Chicago DUI lawyer comments on a married couple being charged with DUI's

This Chicago DUI lawyer believes you should help your family, just don't get arrested in the process. I've posted here and here about family members getting charged with DUI when called to the scene by police. Could this be a new trend?

August 21, Santa Rosa, CA

A Santa Rosa husband and wife were arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of drunken driving.

Eric Stockstad, 56, was arrested after CHP and fire authorities were called to a vehicle collision on Mountain View Road, CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.

Stockstad was driving a Plymouth Voyager van when he lost control, ran off the roadway and overturned in a ditch, Sloat said.

Stockstad was not injured. Emergency crews suspected him of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and transported him to the CHP office in Rohnert Park for sobriety tests.

While emergency crews were at the scene Stockstad's wife arrived, apparently to assist her husband, Sloat said.

When Virginia Stockstad, 52, contacted emergency crews she appeared also to be under the influence of alcohol, Sloat said. She was taken to Sonoma County Jail, where her husband later joined her, Sloat said.

Both husband and wife told CHP authorities they had been drinking at home.

Eric Stockstad said he was driving "around" without a clear destination when he crashed, Sloat said. Virginia Stockstad appeared to be looking for her husband when she got behind the wheel of her car, Sloat said.

Looks like it's time to take a different tactic in situation like these. Especially since it is clear from these examples that law enforcement is not inclined to give family members any special dispensations in these situations.