Naples, Florida DUI Lawyers

Field Sobriety Tests

Contact a Naples DUI lawyer at Musca Law today if you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI (driving under the influence). Even if you took field sobriety tests and failed, there are still DUI defense strategies that our attorneys can explore and utilize in order to help you reach a successful case outcome in criminal court and at your DMV hearing.

Field sobriety tests are often used after an officer pulls you over for suspected drunk driving. In the absence of chemical tests such as a breath test or blood test, field sobriety tests are considered to be a useful way to determine whether a driver is intoxicated; therefore to build grounds for an arrest. Once the driver has been arrested, then he or she will be asked to submit to a breath or blood test to determine his or her actual blood alcohol concentration (BAC).

What many drivers do not know is that field sobriety tests are not mandatory. You do not have to take field sobriety tests, and this is not recommended if you are ill, have a physical condition or are wearing high heels as this can actually adversely affect your test results and cause you to be wrongfully arrested for DUI.

Additionally, there are a number of problems that may cause a driver to fail a field sobriety test when he or she was not intoxicated in the least. A person’s age, weight, the shoes he or she is wearing, a physical injury, illness, nervousness and tiredness may all affect a driver’s performance on field sobriety tests. Poor lighting, bad weather or poor road conditions may also affect how a driver is able to perform on a field sobriety test.

Naples DUI Defense Attorney

A DUI defense attorney at our firm can help you even if you have failed field sobriety tests or if you refused field sobriety testing and were arrested. We are familiar with contesting the results of all three standardized field sobriety test (horizontal gaze nystagmus, one leg stand, and walk and turn) as well as other tests law enforcement may use. With over 100 years of experience and a level of dedication to our clients’ cases that is unparalleled, our lawyers are here to help.

Contact Musca Law today to discuss your field sobriety test results with an experienced Naples DUI attorney.