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Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County and boasts an ideal combination of suburban serenity and urban energy, making it an attractive location to live or conduct business in. However, driving under the influence is strictly forbidden within Sandy Springs city limits or among its residents.
An arrest for DUI can have far-reaching repercussions, from suspension of your license and jail time to large fines and social stigmatism. A conviction will also alter how others perceive you and can have serious effects on family relations.
First step to successfully defend against a DUI is hiring an experienced and knowledgeable Sandy Springs DUI attorney like Jim Yeargan, who has successfully represented over 5,000 DUI cases with exceptional results. Jim used to prosecute DUI charges so has all of the skills and experience needed to represent you and ensure all of your rights are safeguarded in every instance of prosecution. Jim will work tirelessly on your behalf and review evidence against you so all aspects of your rights are fully safeguarded from start to finish.
Law enforcement officers use both physical and mental tasks to evaluate a person’s level of impairment. Field sobriety tests are intended to assist officers in assessing whether alcohol or other substances have impaired someone, with field sobriety tests often providing valuable clues as to the presence of drugs within a suspect’s body. While these tests cannot always accurately pinpoint alcohol consumption.
Police officers must observe a suspected DUI driver for 15 minutes prior to administering a breath test in order to ensure they have reached equilibrium (a uniform distribution) between arterial and venous blood, which allows for the most accurate reading of their BAC (blood alcohol content). At this stage, their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) will likely be much higher in arterial than in venous blood.
An inaccurate BAC measurement can also be affected by mouth alcohol levels. An increase in saliva can significantly lower a person’s BAC level; thus it is crucial that drivers brush and floss prior to driving as well as refraining from smoking or eating before getting behind the wheel.
A third factor affecting someone’s BAC is their body’s ability to absorb alcohol. Some individuals have faster metabolisms and are better at processing alcohol faster, while other may experience difficulty because of medical conditions or certain medications they are taking.
An experienced Sandy Springs DUI attorney can protect your rights by gathering all the evidence against you, such as videos of any field sobriety tests. They will also review maintenance records to make sure the breathalyzer equipment was working correctly when administered to you, and may work towards having your case dismissed if there was any reason the test should not have been administered in the first place.
