According to the Anacortes American, a witness reported hearing passengers in a vehicle leaving a grocery store parking lot trying to convince the driver he was too intoxicated around 12:22 a.m. An Anacortes police officer found the vehicle as it stopped in the 1100 block of Longview Avenue. The officer contacted the driver, a 21-year-old Fidalgo Island man who smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes. He allegedly performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was arrested on a charge of DUI. He refused to take the breath test. He was cited and released to a sober friend.
Editor’s Note: This person should argue that the case should be dismissed based on these facts. The law he should cite is, Campbell v. DOL which states that a witness statement must be corroborated. Further, there are significant issues regarding whether the officer had probable cause to stop/contact the driver.
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