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Showing Impairment: Beyond SFST’s

March 12, 2020 police

There are a lot of police officers around the country that believe you can only make a driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) arrest if the driver “fails” the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST’s). It floored me when I first learned this. I was teaching at the Texas DRE/DUI Conference when I learned people […]

.08 BAC Doesn’t Matter

March 10, 2020 police

We’ve all been there. You stop a car, conduct field sobriety tests, and arrest the driver for DUI. You wait patiently for the tow truck, but you’re also in a hurry; you need to get this guy to the station. You’re thinking to yourself, “This one’s going to be close.” You need that breath test. […]