DUI & Criminal Defense Lawyer in Newtown Square, PA

Getting arrested in Newtown Square

Newtown Square is patrolled mainly by the Newtown Township Police Department, with the Pennsylvania State Police covering stretches of the bigger roads. A typical DUI stop here starts on West Chester Pike (Route 3) or Newtown Street Road (Route 252) late in the evening. That is usually for weaving, a burned-out light, or a rolling stop at one of the shopping center exits.

One detail people miss: "Newtown Square" is a mailing address that covers more than one township. Which police department and which district court handle your case depends on where the stop actually happened, not on your zip code. The first thing we do is pull the paperwork and confirm exactly where your case is headed.

What happens next

In most Delaware County DUI cases you will not be held overnight. Instead, you receive a summons in the mail weeks after the arrest, often after blood results come back. Your first court date is a preliminary hearing at the local magisterial district court. If the case moves forward, it goes to the Court of Common Pleas at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media.

For a first offense, the goal is often the ARD program, which can end with the charge dismissed and the record expunged. ARD is not automatic. The District Attorney decides who gets in, and how the application is presented matters. If ARD is not on the table, we look hard at the stop itself, the field sobriety tests and how the blood draw was handled.

You work directly with attorney John Gentry from the first call to the last court date. Your case is not handed off to someone you have never met.