Reader’s Question: My sister was charged with DUI here in Alabama and of course, we are doing our best to help her. I have heard several times that the breath test in a DUI case is unreliable. How can we prove that this is true so that the evidence from it can be thrown out [...]
Reader’s Question: Driving home one night here in Mobile, Alabama, I was asked to stop because the officer thought I was drunk driving. After I was asked some questions, he also asked me to do some roadside tests and breath test. I wasn’t arrested but I’m just curious to know if I will be arrested [...]
Reader’s Question: The people I talk to who have been arrested for DUI here in Alabama told me about these field sobriety tests being conducted on people suspected for DUI? Is there a scientific basis for these field sobriety tests, could you give some examples and can they be used to determine probable cause to [...]
Reader’s Question: I have heard from my friends about these different kinds of tests that are being done on people who have been suspected for drunk driving. I’m so much curious about this breath test that is used to measure the blood alcohol. How important is the breath test and is this kind of test [...]
Reader’s Question: I haven’t been pulled over for any traffic violation. But it has been very alarming because a lot of people that I know has been caught and charged with DUI. If the same thing happens to me here in Alabama, should I refuse the Breathalyzer? Dawn Huntsville, AL To answer your question whether [...]
Reader’s Question: If I was arrested by a police officer in Alabama, should I agree to take a blood alcohol test? What happens if I don’t agree? Mark Birmingham, AL If you do not want to take the test nor are unsure whether to take it or not, ask the Alabama officer if you can [...]
Reader’s Question: We were driving home from Huntsville, Alabama one night when my brother and I got pulled because of a traffic violation. He was asked to have a breath test for drunk driving and unfortunately, he was over the limit. How accurate is this breath test and can we challenge the result of these [...]