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Being accused of misconduct while having a seizure.
Sun, 03/21/2004 - 09:30Topic: Family & Friends
I recently had a seizure while driving. I had not had one while awake for 3 years before this. I felt it coming and then woke up in the back of a police car. I am still fighting this. My lawyer asked me if I felt it why didn't I get out of the car? For me I feel it and within seconds I have the seizure. Does this happen to anyone else?? Because I can't prove that I had a seizure, My doctor did write a letter but was not admitted, I am going to be found guilty of driving intoxicated. The test came out zero. The officer questioned me while in the post ictal state and Supposedly I said yes. I don't recall any of the coversation. Does this sound fair? Would anyone else fight it? Take the easy way out? I am under so much stress due to this that I had seuizures for 7 days straight. It took another week before I could taste food or talk properly. I'm posting this here because I am sure at least one person can understand the frustration. Please respond if possible. I don't want to admit tro something I didn't do. I swear that there is a difference between being careless and having a seizure. Thank you
RE: Being accused of misconduct while having a seizure.
Submitted by jetter on Fri, 2005-04-01 - 14:47
I have partial temporal lobe seizures. I had my first one at 23 while at work. There really was no explanation for the onset of the epilepsy. I am now 31 and have been fortunate to have had only 7 seizures in the last eight years (someone is my guardian angel !!). Anyway, I like you had my second seizure while driving my car on the NYS Thruway. I completely blacked out and had no idea that it even happened until I woke up with a broken driver's side window and paramedics/firefighters trying to get me out of the car. Fortunately I walked away without a scrape and without harming anyone else. In my case the only thing that happened was my license was suspended and I could not drive for one year.
It is completely absurd to me that you should still have to fight this. The fact that you have been found guilty of driving while intoxicated makes me IRATE!!!! People have NO idea what having a seizure is like unless they've had one themselves. What's even more unbelievable is how your lawyer asked you why you didn't get out of the car since you felt it coming on. I like you have about a few seconds from the time I realize a seizure is coming on to the actual onset. How the hell are you supposed to pull over, stop the car and get out in like 3 seconds? That's just utterly rediculous.
Bottom line is I would DEFINITELY fight this. You might want to admit this website with these responses from others who also suffer from epilepsy. Sometimes it takes "music from the masses" for people to accept and believe that what you're saying is true.
I'm sorry you have to deal with these. I hope you have a positive outcome from the situation. I sincerely support you and what you're going through.
Good luck!
I have partial temporal lobe seizures. I had my first one at 23 while at work. There really was no explanation for the onset of the epilepsy. I am now 31 and have been fortunate to have had only 7 seizures in the last eight years (someone is my guardian angel !!). Anyway, I like you had my second seizure while driving my car on the NYS Thruway. I completely blacked out and had no idea that it even happened until I woke up with a broken driver's side window and paramedics/firefighters trying to get me out of the car. Fortunately I walked away without a scrape and without harming anyone else. In my case the only thing that happened was my license was suspended and I could not drive for one year.
It is completely absurd to me that you should still have to fight this. The fact that you have been found guilty of driving while intoxicated makes me IRATE!!!! People have NO idea what having a seizure is like unless they've had one themselves. What's even more unbelievable is how your lawyer asked you why you didn't get out of the car since you felt it coming on. I like you have about a few seconds from the time I realize a seizure is coming on to the actual onset. How the hell are you supposed to pull over, stop the car and get out in like 3 seconds? That's just utterly rediculous.
Bottom line is I would DEFINITELY fight this. You might want to admit this website with these responses from others who also suffer from epilepsy. Sometimes it takes "music from the masses" for people to accept and believe that what you're saying is true.
I'm sorry you have to deal with these. I hope you have a positive outcome from the situation. I sincerely support you and what you're going through.
Good luck!