Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Maybe you made a poor decision to drink and drive and were arrested for DUI; but maybe it was a bad arrest and you were guilty of nothing more than being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Before even getting to the point of contacting a lawyer, there are some things you should do after being stopped on suspicion of DUI. First of all, it’s important to determine whether law enforcement officials actually witnessed behavior that led them to believe the accused was driving under the influence. Did police officers see the driver swerving or observe other signs of intoxication? Was the stop made at a DUI checkpoint? Did the accused cause an accident? Obtaining this information is vital since if the officer’s performed an arrest without just cause, it may be possible to have the evidence suppressed and the charges dropped. Some signs that are commonly used by the police to determine if a suspect has been drinking are:

-Turning with a wide radius
-Straddling the center of a lane marker
-”Appearing to be drunk”
-Weaving
-Speed more that 10 mph below the speed limit
-Stopping without reason in the traffic lane
-Braking erratically

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