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ag04, you really oughta know better than that.

Midnight-dark-thirty and you were just involved in a crash. It isn't a 'whoopsie' and bad stuff is about to hit the fan. Brain damage isn't necessary to be really concerned. Maybe to the point of being awkward.

Speaking of awkward, the 'walk', most likely will take place on the side of the road. Uneven surface, lights flashing, and the nice officer(s) may/may not have focused high candlepower lights into your face.

Just as doing the 'toe to heel' walk' and similar tests under these conditions would be difficult for a middle-age person, it gets way more difficult as we age a bit.

I say again, depending on the attitude of the nice DPS Trooper, the Breath-A-Lizer passed, but failing the 'roadside gynastics' evaulation can earn a ride and overnight accomaditions in Waco.

The District Attorney declined to prosecute, but the damage was done. There were considerable legal expenses involved.

Fortunately, our LEOs have considerable latitude.

Understand me, it isn't a level playing field and the LEOs don't walk on water. Like all of us, every now and then we happen to cross paths with someone in authority who has a real serious pissy attitude.

Whoop!
salty

In an earlier post, it was pointed out that the 'suspect' failed the field sobriety tests. On my best day, as far back as ten years ago, I would not have been able to pass the roadside gymnastic examination to the satisfaction of the nice officer.

In fact, one can pass the 'blow breath-a-lizer ' test but fail the gymnastics and still take the ride. The various costs involved with sorting it all out can get out of hand.

The Legislator that was accused can probabally come with the necessary expense involved with questioning the accusation.

Not everyone has pockets deep enough to challenge the judgement of the officer.

salty