Atascosa County DWI Attorney and Field Sobriety Tests

In Texas, police officers have tools that they use to help them determine whether a person is under the influence of alcohol. There is great debate as to whether or not they are accurate and/or reliable indicators of intoxication. One of the roadside tools of the officer are the portable breath test (PBT) device and standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs). There is no "implied consent" statute that requires a driver to submit to either a PBT or SFSTs so a person may decline to take these field sobriety tests. Many innocent drivers refuse to submit to the PBT because the specimen given in the PBT is not preserved and the devices are generally not accepted in the scientific community as be accurate or reliable. Numerous innocent drivers refuse to submit to the SFSTs because they are not coordinated and are nervous and that any test results will not accurately reflect their sobriety. For further information, contact your Bexar County DWI Attorney, Atascosa County DWI Attorney or your Medina County DWI Attorney.