 Hey, it's getting hot out there and it's time to enjoy the summer heat by the pool or at the beach or on the boat. We want to keep you safe and keep you from getting arrested and ended up spending your summer nights in the slammer. So listen up for five helpful tips to avoid a DUI arrest this summer. Number one, be prepared. Have all of your documents ready, whether it be your driver registration, your voter registration, your licensure entrance. Have it all on hand so if an officer makes contact with you, you don't look like a fumbling idiot. You have things right there ready to hand tab. Number two, be smart. You would be shocked at how many people have drawn attention to themselves. An officer is out there looking for people who are being dumb. Oftentimes people who are intoxicated don't make the best decisions. So be smart. Try not to draw the attention of law enforcement officers because you're only asking for trouble. Number three, know your limits. If you plan to go out and overindulge and have 25 beers, then plan for a ride home. Get a designated driver. Call an Uber. Call a Lyft. I guarantee you your Uber ticket will be a lot cheaper than hiring us. Number four, limit your contact with law enforcement officers. If you get pulled over for a lawful stop, answer their questions politely and succinctly. They don't need to see you look like a blubbering drunk idiot telling them your whole life story. Keep it succinct. Yes, sir. No, sir. They don't need to know that you were just drinking off your heartbreak over getting dumped by your girlfriend. Tell them what they need to know and get out of there. Number five, think about what you say. Everything you say when you interact with law enforcement officers is being recorded and even though you haven't been read Miranda rights at a traffic stop, those statements can and will be used against you. So you don't need to tell the officer that you just hammered five beers back to back at your friend's house. Let him know that you were coming from your friend's house and headed home and nothing more unless asked specifically. And keep in mind that everything you say can and will be used against you. We hope you have a great summer. And again, here's five tips to help keep you from getting arrested for a DUI. One, be prepared. Two, be smart. Three, know your limits. Four, limit your interaction with law enforcement officers. And five, think about what you say. Carlson Meisner Hart and Hazelett, protecting your rights since 1971.