Month: December 2016
Detection of drug-impaired driving
As Tennessee residents know, blood alcohol content tests, also known as BACs, have been in use for some time and are considered by the State as accurate measurements of the alcohol metabolites in an individual’s system. However, measuring for other substances that may cause impairment when driving, such as prescription painkillers, heroin, marijuana and others,
Consequences of refusing a roadside sobriety test
In Tennessee, the process of applying for and receiving a driver’s license includes automatically giving consent to a breath or blood test if pulled over by law enforcement on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A person does not have to consent to performing field sobriety tests and can refuse such tests. Despite the strong possibility