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DUI Traffic Stop Syracuse New York NY

Reader’s Question:

I have heard several cases about DUI here in Syracuse, New York that made me eager to know important information about it. Question is, how does a police officer begin a DUI investigation in a traffic stop?
Homer

Syracuse, NY

Normally, a DUI traffic stop and investigation begins when the police officer asks the driver to pull over for an alleged traffic violation. Examples of these traffic violations would be running a stop sign, weaving, speeding or some sort of vehicle defect. The police officer would claim that when he gets face to face with the driver, he immediately notices “objective symptoms of intoxication.” The so-called “objective symptoms of intoxication” include watery and bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, an odor of alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath and a flushed face. The driver would often admit to having consumed some alcohol that day or evening.

The officer would then tell the driver to step out of the vehicle and perform a series of field sobriety tests (FST’s). Unknown to most drivers pulled over for DUI, the FST’s are voluntary. So in case, you find yourself in a DUI investigation in Syracuse, New York, you could politely decline to perform the FST’s. The officer could also have the driver blow into a handheld machine which would give a preliminary estimate of the driver’s blood alcohol level.

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