26******* Martin County

Officers say they stopped our client for nearly striking oncoming traffic, swerving, and not stopping before the crosswalk and stop bar on two separate occasions. Officers further noted that our client’s vehicle was rapidly accelerating and braking. Officers immediately pulled our client out of the car and placed him in handcuffs. Officers continued to investigate and searched our client’s vehicle. They began rummaging through the vehicle looking for anything incriminating. Officers wiped his seat down and claimed it tested positive for the presence of cocaine. Officers claimed they smelled a strong odor of alcohol emanating from his person and breath and that our client’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot. Our client refused to provide a breath sample when asked. Despite this evidence, the DUI charge was dismissed.