Important Srna Background Check Question

I live in MN. Reckless i believe is just a ticket. lving the scene..i was the only person there (i went into the ditch) and i hada few cuts (so tech i was injuried). Does criminal mean "felony". The sheriff said probably only misdormeanors but it will be up to the county prosecutor. I am extremely worried. Kinda depressed about it. I wish i knew what is going to happen. Does anyone know when they have to issue a ticket? I am very worried I will not get into school now. Is it just a felony that a background check is looing for?

[quote=jwk]Ah, that's a little more complete story, and not near as worrisome. Any time you have a wreck like that (hit a ditch, hit a mailbox, whatever) the assumption is that you have lost control of your vehicle. In some states, it's called "failure to maintain control". In MN, apparently that's reckless driving. Since this is only involved your vehicle and you, it's not like you left someone else injured to die on the side of the road, so why would leaving the scene be a big deal anyway? Unless this involved DUI or something similarly stupid, I doubt you have anything to worry about. It certainly wouldn't be a felony. No one is going to care if you have a couple of traffic tickets. Kind of strange that they didn't give you a ticket already, but who knows, maybe MN is different. If you're that concerned, talk to an attorney - they can certainly tell you if any of this is a big deal, but on the surface, it doesn't sound like it.

Thank you so much for responding! I went into a ravene and left the scene becuase i did have a few drinks..of course i was freaked out. I blew a .07- hours later--(.08 is legal limit in MN) when they brought me in for questioning. I admitted to everything. The sheriff thinks i should only get a misdormeanor but llike i stated earlier i dont know what they look for when they do a background check esp for CRNA school. It was a foolish night out. Honestly had went out without a plan or way to get home not thinking id drink that much. Drank way more than i intended and lost control of the car because it was very foggy out. So to the world of RNs that is my story. Thanks for your input