liability to friend's dui?

a friend attended a party at my house recently( in new jersey), and on her way home was pulled over and given a field sobriety test which she failed. There was no breath/blood test, and her lawyer advised her to get a letter from me stating that she was not seen drinking at the party. this wouldnt exactly be a lie, but i need to know if there could be trouble for me since she was at my house. she is not underage, and there was no traffic accident. please advise.

[djohnson]

If your stating they were not seen drinking at your house and no one can disprove that then you are ok.

However, If you did and someone says you have perjured yourself it is another matter.

Also if someone was hurt and you knowingly let them drive drunk then you could face problems also.

I would suggest not lying and tell the truth. Even if the truth costs you. Your lucky it could have cost someone their life.

Thanks, djohnson for responding. no one was hurt, she tapped a car while parking in front of her house. i just wondered if by doing her a favor, i could be involving myself and possibly setting myself up for some bull**** i don't need. i hope i wasn't implying that driving while intoxicated isn't a serious matter, thank god no one else was involved. she won't be invited back to my house for future parties. but if i write this letter for her(as per her lawyer's advice) could i be called to testify? or could i be dragged int o this mess?

[stephenk]

if you submit a letter as her attorney wants, the prosecutor will surely want to speak with you and most likely have you testify at court, especially if the prosecutor thinks you are not credible.

The defense attorney must not have much faith in your testimony if you are only being asked to write a letter.

thanks stephen, for your reply, guess i will have to take back my agreement to help her.

People fail these tests even if they are NOT drunk**************

its called lack of sleep**************.

After driving 3 hours in a pouring rainstorm here in New York yesterday, i got out of my car and started to walk around and i felt my legs were wobbly, my feet hurt from the stop and go contstant braking, and i felt drunk, even though all i had in the car was Diet Pepsi.