If caught DUI in a car that didn’t belong to them, could the owner of the vehicle face any charges?
If the owner of a vehicle lent their car to someone else who was subsequently caught driving under the influence, could the owner be held at all responsible for the crime? ...
If the owner of a vehicle lent their car to someone else who was subsequently caught driving under the influence, could the owner be held at all responsible for the crime?
For that crime of DUI, no.
But civil repercussions is a different matter. The vehicle owner could be sued by anyone injured by the drunk driver, especially if it can be shown that the owner knowingly let a drunk driver use their vehicle.
Remember that criminal cases and civil cases are two different things and that the burden of proof in a civil case is far less stringent than a criminal case.
for the DUI? no of course not. the owner of the car didnt give the drinks to the driver, so he/she is not responsible for the stupid actions of the person that drank. they are espeically are not responsible if they told the driver NOT to drink.
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