Sentences with phrase «suspected drunk driver»

A manufacturer's refusal to reveal the source code for its breath machines to test blood - alcohol content could cripple hundreds of prosecutions of suspected drunk drivers in Florida.

The «No Refusal» strategy, already being employed in 14 states, allows law enforcement officers to quickly obtain warrants from «on call» judges to take blood samples from suspected drunk drivers who refuse a breathalyzer test.

David Davies also called for the roll out of mobile breath testers that would allow police to take court - recognised breath samples from suspected drink drivers at the roadside, rather than having to take them to a police station first.

The proprioceptive sense of how the limbs are positioned is what enables a person, even with eyes closed, to touch the tip of the nose with the tip of a finger — an ability easily impaired by alcohol, which is why traffic police often test suspected drunk drivers this way.

(The Boston Globe, Suspected drunk driver in Boston sprays cologne in his mouth after hitting dump truck, police say)

Officer Melissa Brown observes a suspected drunk driver in the staging of a car stop during a training demonstration in 2015.

Fifteen police agencies, including the Onondaga County Sheriff's department and Syracuse City Police, will be using part of a state grant to pay for extra patrols whose only job will be to pull over suspected drunk drivers.

In June, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that statements compelled by the Highway Traffic Act can no longer be used as grounds for a police officer to demand that a suspected drunk driver blow into a screening device, under the Criminal Code.

In the event an alleged drunk driving accident results in injury to a person, a suspected drunk driver can be held liable for the consequences of their actions, regardless of whether criminal charges have been filed.

If you or someone you know has been injured or killed by a suspected drunk driver, don't rely solely on criminal restitution.

At some point, the suspected drunk driver abandoned the BMW and began to run on foot.

According to police, two vehicles were involved in a collision near 1st Avenue shortly after 1:00 a.m. Witnesses to the collision reported that a suspected drunk driver involved exited his vehicle, entered the other vehicle involved in the crash, and tried to flee the scene in the second vehicle, a BMW.

In this case, the police did not provide an opportunity for a suspected drunk driver to access counsel and, in doing so, they denied him his right to counsel.

Spesia & Taylor Partner John Spesia & Associate Tyler Moore recently filed a lawsuit against a suspected drunk driver for... Read More