DUI REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING – NO CONVICTION (FEBRUARY 2009)
Defendant was stopped for erratic driving on Bruce B Downs Blvd. Upon contact with the defendant, the Hillsborough County Deputy smelled an odor of alcohol coming from the defendant’s breath. The Deputy asked the defendant to perform field sobriety exercises, but the defendant refused. Defendant also refused to provide a breath sample. Noting the lack of evidence the state attorney had to prove impairment, Tampa DUI defense lawyer Stephen Higgins was able to get the charge reduced to a Reckless Driving without any conviction, and because the suspension of the defendant’s license was invalidated by the DMV, defendant NEVER went without driving. (Ref. No. 0094-XDL)
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