The defendant got into an accident and left the scene. An officer stopped him after noticing a driving pattern of weaving and going up on a curve. As the officer was talking to the defendant, he heard over the radio about a hit and run and detained the defendant until the other officer arrived and did an accident report. After the accident report was done the police started a Dui investigation. The defendant refused Field Sobriety Exercises and the breath test. The State dropped the leaving the scene of the accident and the DUI property damage. The DUI charge was reduced to a wet reckless driving.
DUI & Criminal Division
