Stopped for DUI? Say NO to Field Sobriety Tests! (Part I)

If a driver is pulled over in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Long Beach or Santa Ana on a routine traffic stop and the police officer suspect’s intoxication, it is generally standard practice for the officer to request the driver to step out of the vehicle to perform field sobriety tests. To the officer and attorneys, these tests are otherwise known as “FST’s”. The driver is asked to perform simple physical or cognitive tests to assist the officer in determining the sobriety of the driver. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) guidelines were set up to help make these tests more accurate. They are now called ’standardized field sobriety tests.’ Read more