.06 can get you arrested for DUI? That’s ridiculous. The story goes on to say that the legal limit is .08, but drivers can still be arrested for unsafe driving. So, does that mean the legal limit is whatever they arresting office says it is? If she was driving in an unsafe manner, charge her with that, don’t charge her for DUI if she was under the legal limit. Not that I care a bit for her or her prig of a father, but that’s just wrong and if they can do it to her they wouldn’t even hesitate to do it to one of us.
The officer did not like his lane change ( the officer was within his right ), the judge threw it out.
It still cost us 6 months and 4 grand in attorney and state fees to beat it.
People do not realize there is a difference between DUI and DWI /OWI.
At any time you can get a DUI, the car is impounded, bail is set, interlock fees or cabs / buses. The whole thing is a damn mess plus the embarrassment factor.
That seems to be the case. I believe the reasoning is that people respond differently. Furthermore, the officer only knows the BAC at that instant. He doesn't know if the BAC is moving up or down. If a few minutes before being stopped, the driver had a "double for the road" not enough time had passed for it to register in the BAC.
My understanding is a DUI conviction for having a BAC less than the legal limit is considerably more difficult because the person can claim fatigue, distraction, etc as reason for the "unsafe" driving rather than being drunk.
Be careful when you drive in Sweden. The limit's .01.