DUI Evidence In Tennessee

The video in this post is addressing the "exit sequence" component of a DUI or drunk driving investigation.The police officer is looking for evidence of impairment as a driver steps and walks from the car. According to the National Highway Traffic  Safety Administration , the police will be looking for the following clues.

  • Cannot open door ;
  • Leans or braces against vehicle ;
  • falls out of vehicle
  • stumbles getting out ;

How you get out of the car is also great evidence to prove you weren't impaired.

 

 

DUI Prosecutions in the Future

California DUI attorney Lawrence Taylor  just posted an article on the future of DUI prosecutions.  The blog post was premised on a speech that he presented several years ago.  In Tennessee DUI cases, the severity of the prosecution is completely different in a drunk driving case verses another type of criminal case.  One does not need to go any further than to read the new bail bond law on those accused of drunk driving to see the difference in how the law is applied to DUI charges.

 

5 Ways to Avoid Being Stopped for Drunk Driving in Nashville

Here's my list of five ways to a avoid being stopped for Drunk Driving in Nashville , Tennessee.

1. Avoid driving on Broadway and West End. They are the same street , but in Nashville we have multiple names for the same street. The  DUI Unit of the Nashville Metro Police Department sets up traffic enforcement near the I-440 access points.

2.Make sure Your headlights  and brake lights are operational.

3.Don't drive with expired tags.

4. Drive the speed limit.

5. Always drink responsibility , have a designated driver, or take a cab.

Be Safe.