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Reader’s Question:

I haven’t been actually arrested for DUI but I’m afraid someday that I would just be asked by an officer here in Sunshine Parkway, Florida to stop because he might think that I am drunk driving. How can someone be asked to stop under a DUI suspicion?

Alton

Sunshine Parkway, FL

If a police officer suspects that he has observed a drunk driver while on a routine patrol, he/she would look for the usual manner of behaving while intoxicated like driving too slow or too fast, crossing the center line, weaving, etc. or he might look for a moving traffic violation that would serve as a “probable cause.” This could be the reason why a police officer would follow a suspected intoxicated driver at a safe distance to observe the driver’s pattern to assess if his/her opinion that he/she has spotted someone intoxicated may be correct.

Police officers would develop reasonable suspicion” that a driver is impaired after observing the vehicle from behind. The officer would likely witness a traffic offense, witness a traffic offense pull over the vehicle and investigate their suspicions. If you will be asked to stop under a DUI suspicion in Sunshine Parkway, Florida, the officer should have probable cause to stop your vehicle. After pulling you over, the police officer should conduct an investigation to prove his reasoning for the stop, and that would be his/her proof of probable cause. This proof would be evidence or physical signs indicating intoxication.

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