you dumbass. You were drinking. You did drive. no excuse in the world can change that. If I knew where you were going to court I would show up with this post in hand.
WTF if someone had been walking home and you pulled your ebrake and slid into them??? if you really were getting chased you should have hauled ass to somewhere with lots of lights and witnesses not listened to your friend.
Sorry, no objectiveness here. I've lost too many people close to me to "I just had a couple beers"