Colorado Springs Field Sobriety Test Attorneys
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has established a number of tests that police officers may administer to drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. These include:
- Driver told to stand on one leg and balance
- Horizontal gaze test -- the officer may ask a driver to close his or her eyes and touch his or her nose
- The driver may have to perform the "walk and turn" test where a driver must walk a line
Thorough scientific studies of NHTSA field sobriety tests are in short supply. Indeed, of the three standardized field tests (walk and turn; one leg stand; and horizontal gaze) only the horizontal gaze test has yielded a success rate of more than 75%. And this is when field sobriety tests are performed impeccably. In practice, tests are often poorly administered or interpreted incorrectly or interpreted with bias.
Many legal experts advise clients not to take field sobriety tests due to the lack of scientific proof that they actually work in determining intoxication levels.
If you voluntarily took and failed a field sobriety test, unless you put forward a good defense, you could end up serving time in jail, losing your license, paying a big fine, and otherwise experiencing suffering and inconvenience.
Connect today with the experienced Colorado Springs DUI attorney, Timothy Bussey, through our criminal defense website. Timothy Bussey has a history of advocating successfully for Colorado DUI defendants. He has served as Active Duty Judge Advocate, worked for the District Attorney's Office, and settled more than a thousand criminal cases. He has won Martindale Hubbell's highest Peer Review Rating and demonstrated an exceptional knowledge of Colorado DUI law and an intuitive grasp of how to formulate smart DUI defense strategies. Discuss your matter now with an associate by dialing (719) 475-2555 -- your future is too important for you suffer penalties as a result of biased or improperly conducted field sobriety tests.
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