Erick Trivedi DUI/DWI Law Blog

Once a police officer suspects that a driver is impaired he/she will attempt to gain consent from the driver to perform Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs).  Most drivers submit to this request because they believe that they must.  Overwhelmingly, the police will use language to suggest this, such as "I am going to ask you to perform some tests in order to see if I can let you drive home".  The suggestion here is that you will go to jail if you don't submit to the... Read More