DRUNKEN DRIVING 
Published: April 17, 2013
Tags: blood draw, drunk driving, DWI, exigent circumstances, Fourth Amendment, search and seizure
The mere fact that blood alcohol evidence dissipates over time does not by itself constitute an exigent circumstance justifying the warrantless blood draw of a drunk driving suspect.
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High court rejects warrantless blood draw in DWI case
Published: April 17, 2013
Tags: blood draw, drunk driving, DWI, exigent circumstances, Fourth Amendment, search and seizure
The mere fact that blood-alcohol evidence dissipates over time does not by itself constitute an exigent circumstance justifying the warrantless blood draw of a drunken driving suspect, a divided U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
Benchmarks: Segway rider escapes DWI charge
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 24, 2013
Tags: drunk driving, DUI, DWI, Segway
Police caught a Minnesota man tooling down the road with a blood alcohol level over twice the legal limit.
But the man doesn’t have to worry about serious criminal charges because Minnesota courts have decided that his Segway isn’t a motor vehicle under the state’s drunk driving laws.
