• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    How many DUIs do you give out to people who blow a 0.0? If a driver refuses to blow standardly a blood test is allowed/offered. It is only admissable in court if performed by a medical professional. Which means if they just asked her to blow and it was a 0.0… and they still didn’t believe her, taking her to a hospital instead of jail would be the logical next step to have the blood test performed where a health professional may have had a shot at catching said health issues.

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        7 months ago

        So then you agree a blood test would be needed. (To detect any other drugs, all of which are not admissable in court if not done by a health care professional, aka arresting someone for no reason if not performed)

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          I don’t. It depends on state law. In some states, the act of being inebriated while driving may be enough. There may be additional penalties for alcohol, but showing proof of the substance may not be needed if you can document being in a state that you shouldn’t be driving in.

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      They’ll never agree to waiting on the results of a blood test. Not that i disagree with the premise, but the police will strike if we say they can’t just arrest people willy nilly

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        The arrest already occurred, they transport from the arrest to the hospital. They are still under arrest during that time. That’s how DUI/DWIs work, they put you in the back and drive you to the station/jail/hospital

        Although I did watch someone drive and tbone a car leaving the parking lot (perpindicular strike on a car going 45mph+) after being told she can’t drive. And they let her husband come pick her up from the accident scene. ~45 min drive for the husband to get there. Some people get treated differently.