What are the standardized field sobriety tests, and how can Mr. Barone use his considerable expertise about them to try possibly to win my case?
Response: Over the last twenty years societal and political pressures have turned the cause of eliminating drunk driving into the Nation’s new prohibition. During this time, the Michigan Legislature has stepped up to the cause by passing increasingly draconian drunk driving laws, while the law enforcement community has stepped up by attempting to make more drunk driving arrests. To help further this detection and arrest effort, many of the State’s municipalities have sent some or all of their officers for training to become certified as participants in the National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration’s (“NHTSA”) DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Program. (Readers should note that DWI / DUI are acronyms that more broadly represents the category of crimes called “OWI” or operating while intoxicated in Michigan). According to the NHTSA protocol, the process of detecting DWI offenses begins when a law enforcement officer suspects a potential alcohol-related traffic
