The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, (NHTSA), has come up with three standardized tests that law enforcement uses in their drunk driving investigations to help determine if a suspect is under the influence. The three field sobriety tests, (FST’s), are the horizontal gaze nystagmus, (HGN), the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg…
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, NHTSA, has come up with three “standardized field sobriety tests” for law enforcement to use to determine if someone is under the influence. One of the three tests is the horizontal gaze nystagmus, or HGN, test. (The two others are the walk-and-turn test and…
Field sobriety tests, or FST’s, are exercises, that are used by law enforcement to help determine if a person is under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. If a person performs poorly on the tests, they may be arrested and charged with drunk driving. Prosecutors then use the results of…
San Diego is quickly becoming the craft brew capital of the world. Sandiego.org has dubbed San Diego the “Napa of beer” because of the number of craft breweries in the county. Many local tasting rooms, brew pubs and restaurants are now listing on their menus the beer style, the size…
Drunk boating charges were recently brought against Erin Brockovich, an environmental activist whose life was the basis of the self-titled movie, according to examiner.com. She was boating on Lake Mead in Nevada and she caught law enforcement’s attention when she was struggling to dock her boat. After an investigation, she…
San Diego Sheriff’s Department announced a Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown through their Avoid the 15 DUI Task Force. They will be conducing DUI and driver’s license checkpoints and drunk driving saturation patrols throughout the County of San Diego beginning Friday night and continuing throughout the weekend, especially in the…
California has an “implied consent” rule regarding chemical testing that is found in Vehicle Code Section 23612. This vehicle code section states, “Any person who drives a motor vehicle is deemed to have given his or her consent to chemical testing of his or her blood or breath for the…
There were three big stories this week about drunk driving. First, Al Michaels, an NBC sports announcer best known for his commentary on Sunday Night Football, was arrested on Friday, April 19th, according to abclocal.com. Second, Reese Witherspoon’s husband, James Toth, was also arrested on suspicion of drunk driving on…
In the San Diego courts, if you plead guilty or you are convicted of a first drunk driving offense, the court will order you to enroll and complete a first conviction program. There is a 3-month program and a 9-month program. The 3-month Drunk Driving First Conviction Program is the…
Under the California Vehicle Code, “It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle.” (See 23152 VC.) Simply stated, in order for the defendant to be found…