The defendant was seen swerving out of his lane of travel on 3-4 occasions and then coming to almost a complete stop at a green light by the officers. The officers activated their blue lights and the defendant ignored them and pulled into a McDonald\’s Drive-Thru. The officers noticed the defendant to have a strong odor of alcohol, flush face, glassy bloodshot eyes, and allegedly slurred speech. The defendant participated in roadside sobriety exercises and could barely count to 2 on the one legged stand. The defendant refused a breath test and stated several times \”If I were straight, I could have done those tests\” while being transported to the station. Aquitted by Jury 9/27/06.
DUI & Criminal Division
