People who have been drinking and are stopped for DUI often very reliably answer questions in such a way that they are guaranteed to be arrested. They think they are being crafty, but the police hear the same things over and over again.
1) “I only had two beers”. This one almost makes cops roll their eyes it is so trite. If you say it, you will be arrested with no other evidence.
2) The police report will likely say that your speech was slurred, your eyes were glazed and red, your clothing was disheveled, you had alcohol on your breath, you fumbled the license and registration, you staggered when you got out of the car, you couldn’t stand on one leg without falling and you failed the heel-to-toe walking test. It will also likely tell you that you flunked the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. Often this is “cut and paste”, and the officer will use exactly the same text for every DUI.
3) Police mugshots are intended to make you look bad. If you have longer hair, the police will “search” prior to the shot, to muss it up. If you are wearing makeup, they will make you wash it off in a sink with cold water and harsh soap, that makes your face look bad and your eyes red. Fluorescent lighting is guaranteed to make you look bad. And unless you have a stone face, they will select a picture of you looking off, with a stupid expression, or lots of other gimmicks.
4) In any case, ASAP after arrest you should have your picture taken by a friend that doesn’t make you look bad, and it should have a time/date stamp on it. Hopefully with a flash and your eyes wide open, showing no redness.
Every question, plus the FST, plus the Statements of Probable Cause are all templates with the variables filled in by the arresting officer(s).
The templates were co-authored by MADD and NHTSA. They all look alike.