by Aaron Lee | Jan 21, 2014 | Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Felony DUI
The PBT (portable breath testing device) is commonly used by law enforcement officers to obtain a sample of someone’s breath to determine what BAC level he or she has. These portable devices are most often used during a traffic stop on the side of the road. A common...
by Aaron Lee | Apr 30, 2013 | DUI & DWI
Generally a police officer will begin the search for DUI drivers by spotting vehicles that are driving erratically and appear suspicious. This suspicion of DUI arises by observing how the vehicle is being operated, as in how far the driving deviates from how the...
by Aaron Lee | Apr 30, 2013 | DUI & DWI
When the officer is following the vehicle there are a variety of different erractic or abnormal behaviors that an officer will look for. The most common is to see if the vehicle is swerving or crossing over the painted lines on the road. This does not necessarily...
by Aaron Lee | Apr 30, 2013 | DUI & DWI
The very first thing the officer is trying to detect once he gets to the driver’s side window is if he can smell any scent of alcohol in the vehicle. Despite popular belief, spraying perfume or any other scent in the vehicle will not make the smell alcohol. Instead...
