Charges Reduced

The client was charged with a DUI 1st Offense under KRS 189A.010. The officer initiated a traffic stop after observing the client driving at a high rate of speed. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer saw the client, who was driving, along with four friends as passengers. The officer conducted field sobriety tests, which the client performed exceptionally well. When repeatedly questioned about alcohol consumption, the client consistently and firmly denied having consumed any. Despite this, the client was arrested for DUI and taken to the county jail, where they refused to take a breathalyzer test. After identifying a flaw in the officer’s standard operating procedures at the jail and highlighting the client’s strong performance on the field sobriety tests, along with their consistent denial of alcohol consumption, we persuaded the prosecutor to amend the DUI charge to Reckless Driving and dismiss the speeding charge.