Good Result on Vancouver DUI
My client was charged with a DUI over .15% blood alcohol content. This case looked tough from the beginning, with allegations of a high BAC, allegations of an “overwhelming” odor of alcohol and a report detailing an extremely poor job on field sobriety tests. The original offer was to plead as charged and go to jail for 2 days.
Initially, the State only turned over a written report. However, after reviewing it, it was obvious that there was also a video recording of the stop. After forcing the state to turn over the tape I discovered that 1) the first officer on the scene never smelled the odor of alcohol from my client; 2) the officers commented that she did an “amazing job” on field sobriety tests (despite writing up report to look like a terrible job); and 3) when client said she didn’t want to do field sobriety tests, officers made a veiled threat of arrest if she didn’t do them.
The end result was a reduction from a high blow DUI to Negligent Driving 1. That means 3 years less probation, no further license suspension and avoiding a year of ignition interlock. That’s a great result for almost any Vancouver DUI!