Are you charged with drunk driving? Don't worry, there is a way out. Don't forget that you can defend yourself. You can defend yourself by claiming that the police officer had no reason to stop the traffic. It is also possible to contest the BAC test results, because the equipment such as Breathalyser can be inaccurate or the officer may not have the proper qualification for that. The results of the Field Sobriety Test aren't always a prove of your drunkenness, because it's results may also be inaccurate. If you were arrested for drunk driving because of the officer's personal observations like your bloodshot eyes, you can claim that that was his personal opinion and it had nothing to do with alcohol consume. Physical signs can be wrongly interpreted. Bloodshot eyes can also be a sign of allergies. Please, remember that if you were not driving at a time, but just sitting in your car is not a reason for a drunk driving arrest in most of the states. It is known that alcohol needs time to “rise” in your blood. So if there was a long delay between the stop and actual testing it is possible that your BAC level wasn't over the limit by the time of stop. If you also feel that your results of blood test were tempered, you can use it as a defense. There are very rare circumstances where there can be affirmative defenses, even when the evidence shows the opposite. Sometimes you just need to drive because you have no other option because of the wish to avoid something more serious, for example you are saving your life. Some of affirmative defenses can be your honest belief of not being intoxicated or involuntary ingestion of alcohol without knowing it.
