About Field Sobriety Tests and Santa Ana DUI Arrests
Evaluating the circumstances of a field sobriety test is an important part of a Santa Ana DUI case. Conducting field sobriety tests is typically done after a driver is pulled over for suspected drunk driving. The officer, upon observing driving behavior that indicates drunk driving, will pull the driver over to the side of the road. The officer will then usually ask for license and registration and may make initial observations about the driver, noting slurred speech, the smell of alcohol or bloodshot eyes. Depending on his or her observations, the officer will ask the driver to step outside of the vehicle and perform one or more field sobriety tests.
Do not dismay if your performance on field sobriety tests was poor and you were arrested for DUI as a result. With experience in this field, a Santa Ana DUI attorney at our law firm can step in and work to evaluate whether your performance on field sobriety tests was actually attributed to alcohol or drugs, or whether field sobriety test results should be admissible as evidence against you. You may be surprised to find that there is hope even if you were told that you failed a field sobriety test and were therefore arrested for drunk driving.
For example, the arresting officer may have administered the test improperly or may have graded your results incorrectly. By investigating your case and evaluating every single aspect of your testing, your lawyer can determine how to properly challenge field sobriety tests and therefore your Santa Ana DUI charges.
It is important to understand how this may apply to your particular case. To learn more about how we can help you challenge field sobriety test results,contact a Santa Ana DUI lawyer
at the Law Offices of Thomas Tears today.