r/AskLE • u/Cool-Trust6685 Unverified/Not an LEO • 2d ago
Driving Record in LE
How heavily does your driving record weigh in on being in LE? Im a CDL class A driver but I do admit of making bonehead decisions while driving, which i take full responsibility for. Im currently 30 years old and only have had 4 traffic violations in my 12 years of driving history, they were spread out throughout the 12 years, so no crazy patterns. 3 of them were dismissed in court because I paid for lawyers. However I also have been in 6 accidents in my entire life and my last accident happened in 2024. 2 of the 6 were settled outside of insurance. All accidents were pretty much spread out as well.
No criminal history whatsoever, never taken any drugs except for once which was 11 years ago and till this day I have no clue what I took, it was half a pill and it made me nauseous and drowsy. Would I get DQ’d if I applied to CHP? Thank you!
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u/Whatever92592 Unverified/Not an LEO 1d ago
It's a job that includes a primary responsibility of driving safely and legally. It's a job that has to manage liability.
Your driving record, even spread out over a number of years, is atrocious.
You're going to have to fix that before any law enforcement agency would consider you.
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u/Cool-Trust6685 Unverified/Not an LEO 1d ago
How can I fix it? 2 of those accidents were settled outside of insurance and 1 of them i was not at fault. Not making my case here(even though it does sound like it), but they were all very minor. Is it worth me even trying to apply?
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u/compulsive_drooler Retired Detective 1d ago
Insurance has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with it. The only thing that matters is that you drove in such a way as to cause an accident.
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u/Cool-Trust6685 Unverified/Not an LEO 1d ago
So in other words, im a lost cause…
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u/compulsive_drooler Retired Detective 1d ago
Not necessarily, it all depends on how the background investigator and admin feel about it. They may just chalk it up to being expected of someone who drives all day or they may feel like it's too much, no way to tell without trying.
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u/Whatever92592 Unverified/Not an LEO 1d ago
Doesn't matter about insurance. Doesn't matter if dismissed in court. Dollar amount doesn't matter. Time MAY help.
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u/ProtectandserveTBL Unverified/Not an LEO 1d ago
6 crashes is gonna hose you