The defendant was seen accelerating rapidly from a traffic light. The officer followed the vehicle and saw it drifting to the right. The officer then witnessed the defendant drive with both right tires in the gutter. The officer estimated the speed of the defendant to be about 60 mph in a 40 mph zone. After the defendant was stopped, he performed field sobriety exercises poorly and was arrested. He provided a breath sample of .189 and .192. The firm filed a motion to suppress the stop of the vehicle and on the day the motion was to be heard, the State dropped the DUI charge.
DUI & Criminal Division
