DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS

The same proof of impairment as with alcohol is required for driving under the influence of drugs.

The drugs do not have to be illegal, as in the case of prescription drugs; the prosecution must simply prove that the driver was impaired at the time of driving. In these cases the prosecution does not even have the (unreliable) blood alcohol content number to back up their case.

The prosecution will rely on purely circumstantial evidence such as swerving, the police officer’s observations and DUI field sobriety tests. This type of evidence can be extremely unreliable.

A Seattle DUI lawyer from Bradley Johnson Attorneys will give you the best chance at eliminating your charges by themselves destroying the integrity of these conditional observations.

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