There are a number of ways that a law enforcement officer can come into contact with a driver, including a traffic stop, following an accident, and at a DUI checkpoint.  Our previous blog post "What Leads To a DUI Investigation?" discussed this issue.  Let's assume that the initial encounter betw...

Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) are used by law enforcement officers as an investigative tool to determine whether a driver is drunk or impaired in some manner.  SFST's are usually requested by the officer if the officer smells alcohol or observes some objective symptoms that the driver ...