After being pulled over, how do I avoid a drunk driving (OWI) arrest?
Overwhelmingly, this is the question that I have been asked most in my career. This answer will presume that the driver has possibly consumed too much alcohol to drive. The goal is to limit the evidence of intoxication available to the officer and preclude an arrest. In other words, an officer may arrest a suspected driver only if they have a certain level of evidence called probable cause. Everything an [...]