Ways You Can Be Arrested For A DUI Without Consuming Alcohol
Getting arrested for a DUI without having had a drop of alcohol happens! In a DUI case a woman acting as the designated driver was pulled over and arrested for a DUI. Later the charges were dropped due to her blood alcohol level being zero. However, this isn’t an uncommon occurrence. With cops cracking down on DUIs, a rise in false arrests occur as well.
How can you be arrested for a DUI without consuming alcohol?
Often times, an officer is mistaken in their assumption. Other factors may heavily influence whether or not they believe you were drinking, such as:
- Blood shot eyes from dry contacts
- Slurred speech from dentist work or being tired (or even a speech impediment)
- If you ran a red light due to being distracted by conversation
- Not performing well on field sobriety tests because of lack of communication in the directions of the test.
- Being the designated driver (like in the above case) and having pre-made judgments that you must also be drinking
- The alcohol smell from driving other individuals clinging to you or the car when an officer pulls you over.
- Having had alcohol spilled on your clothes so it is pungent in smell
- Having a flushed face, or even a sunburn
Essentially any reason the officer may have to assume a DUI is a possibility for a DUI arrest.
Challenge Your Kansas DUI
It’s important to understand that you are still able to fight a DUI, especially in the case that you were not drinking. Offering valid reasons for why the officer may have made the assumption of DUI will help build your case. As well as having eyewitnesses having seen you sober or not drinking before you got into the car.
Contact your Johnson County and Kansas City Area Attorney
Kansas is not kind to those who receive a DUI. Paul Morrison has professional experience with DUI as a Johnson County District Attorney and Kansas Attorney General, playing a role in reviewing DUI sentencing guidelines and policy. Now this knowledge is used on behalf of clients. Call Morrison Law Firm, LLC at (913) 780-6666 to schedule a free consultation.
