Our client was identified as the driver of a car that hit a mailbox and some parked cars. According to the witnesses, the driver yelled that he’d be right back as he ran way on foot. Soon thereafter our client came back to the scene of the accident. Our client, explained that someone else had driven his car and caused the accident. Our client was unable to identify the driver of the car, as they had just met. The officers felt that our client was impaired and they conducted a DUI investigation. Our client completed the roadside exercises and a breath test after the arrest. During our investigation, we contacted a witness who provided a sworn statement indicating that our client’s car was driven by another person. We also challenged the probable cause for the arrest and prepared a Motion to Suppress and set it for a hearing. Once the hearing was set, the DUI charge was dropped by the state.
DUI & Criminal Division
