DUI REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING – NO CONVICTION (OCTOBER 2008)
Defendant was driving on Dale Mabry in Tampa and was stopped for following too closely and flashing his high beams at the car in front of him. Tampa police officers initiated a traffic stop on defendant and immediately transported him to a nearby parking lot to perform Field Sobriety Exercises. On camera, Defendant, who was spanish speaking, had difficulty understanding the instructions during the Field Sobriety Exercises. The officers arrested defendant based on his failed performance and he later provided a breath sample over the legal limit (.081). Stephen Higgins was able to keep his client from ever returning to court (because he was an out of state resident) and keep him from being convicted of the lesser charge of Reckless Driving. (Ref. No. 0510-XDY)
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