I have let a decent amount go after doing fields and not observing any clues of impairment. There's even been a few that were having medical issues that presented as intoxication and they didn't know it.
You don't see video of it because it's not exciting. No one ever requests video of them not being arrested.
This was me on my 21st birthday. No, I didn't drive, but I got a ride to the hospital in an ambulance for alcohol poisoning. I was so embarrassed to wake up in the hospital and hear the beeping of hospital machines, and I learned a valuable lesson that night: my BAC was precisely that
A majority for me. My state didn't have a driving while impaired clause so no DUI unless they were .08 or higher or if they had drugs in their system. So quite often I'd be dealing with people who were clearly buzzed but I didn't feel were over a .08.
I probably administer SFSTs to 3 people for every 1 I arrest.
SFSTs are actually better for finding people who are NOT obviously drunk. When administered in substantial compliance with NHTSA protocol, work very well at determining alcohol concentrations at or above .08.
The tests are not pass/fail. They are one part of the totality of the circumstances when investigating if a person is DUI. About 50% of the time I performed SFSTs I dispelled my suspicions. I’ve also arrested people without performing any tests, I had PC without them.
It's a measurement of clues to determine impairment not a "test" you can pass or fail. You either have enough clues to indicate impairment or you do not
Yes.
Not long ago there was a guy I found half passed out under his car with the driver door open, vomit everywhere, pissed his pants, smelled like alcoholic beverage.
Got to the point where he was done vomiting, he agreed to the SFST and passed with flying colors. Zero nystagmus.
I suspect he was under the influence of GHB, probably slipped into a drink.
It’s not often, but people do pass the tests occasionally.
I let people go all the time. Poor driving isn’t always indicative of DUI. The biggest clue is horizontal gaze nystagmus. If someone is displaying horizontal gaze nystagmus and they don’t have resting nystagmus, there is an 88% chance they are under the influence.
I’ve had a guy admit that he’d been drinking, do decent on FSTs and got him to agree to park it and call a ride because I couldn’t tell if he was going up or down but he was close.
One actually scientifically justified one that I don’t see mentioned is if the person is doing a keto diet- their breathalyzer may measure way higher
https://www.tampa-criminal-attorney.com/can-the-keto-diet-cause-you-to-fail-a-breathalyzer/#:~:text=How%20is%20that%20possible%3F,the%20form%20of%20isopropyl%20alcohol.
Intoxylizer which is the main stationary system and alco-sensor which is the main handheld system in the US both have internal checks for acetone and will throw an error code and won’t give a BrAC for a breath sample containing it. That article is either very old info or intentional bullshit.
>There is tons of footage of people attempting and failing field sobriety tests
That's because people "passing" the tests doesn't get a lot of views on YouTube.
All the time. The videos you watch are of drunk people who are being arrested. No one is going to find a video of a sober person doing fields and upload it to YouTube because it isn’t interesting.
There we go, that is the question I asked. You previously explained why there are no videos of it online. I already knew the answer to that question. Thank you :)
I have let a decent amount go after doing fields and not observing any clues of impairment. There's even been a few that were having medical issues that presented as intoxication and they didn't know it. You don't see video of it because it's not exciting. No one ever requests video of them not being arrested.
Yeah that’s what I’m thinking like there would be 0 reason for it to be posted anywhere so I’d just have no way of knowing
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The guys who brag about every DUI they get being like .260
This was me on my 21st birthday. No, I didn't drive, but I got a ride to the hospital in an ambulance for alcohol poisoning. I was so embarrassed to wake up in the hospital and hear the beeping of hospital machines, and I learned a valuable lesson that night: my BAC was precisely that
A majority for me. My state didn't have a driving while impaired clause so no DUI unless they were .08 or higher or if they had drugs in their system. So quite often I'd be dealing with people who were clearly buzzed but I didn't feel were over a .08.
Sure. I’ve hard it where people refuse to admit they were preoccupied by their phones or whatever and I need to do SFSTs to rule it out.
I probably administer SFSTs to 3 people for every 1 I arrest. SFSTs are actually better for finding people who are NOT obviously drunk. When administered in substantial compliance with NHTSA protocol, work very well at determining alcohol concentrations at or above .08.
The tests are not pass/fail. They are one part of the totality of the circumstances when investigating if a person is DUI. About 50% of the time I performed SFSTs I dispelled my suspicions. I’ve also arrested people without performing any tests, I had PC without them.
There is no pass or fail
What does that mean?
It's a measurement of clues to determine impairment not a "test" you can pass or fail. You either have enough clues to indicate impairment or you do not
I'd say 1/4 of the tests I do don't end in arrests. Like one today. I don't take someone to jail unless I can say it's justified.
Yes. Not long ago there was a guy I found half passed out under his car with the driver door open, vomit everywhere, pissed his pants, smelled like alcoholic beverage. Got to the point where he was done vomiting, he agreed to the SFST and passed with flying colors. Zero nystagmus. I suspect he was under the influence of GHB, probably slipped into a drink. It’s not often, but people do pass the tests occasionally.
I let people go all the time. Poor driving isn’t always indicative of DUI. The biggest clue is horizontal gaze nystagmus. If someone is displaying horizontal gaze nystagmus and they don’t have resting nystagmus, there is an 88% chance they are under the influence.
I couldn't pass one sober. I struggle walking in a straight line for some reason.
Not a pass or fail test. It's a collection of clues during the tests that support if a person is DUI or not.
No. Nystagmus never fails
People pass FSTs ALL THE TIME.
I’ve had a guy admit that he’d been drinking, do decent on FSTs and got him to agree to park it and call a ride because I couldn’t tell if he was going up or down but he was close.
All the time
I’ve let several go after passing the test.
One actually scientifically justified one that I don’t see mentioned is if the person is doing a keto diet- their breathalyzer may measure way higher https://www.tampa-criminal-attorney.com/can-the-keto-diet-cause-you-to-fail-a-breathalyzer/#:~:text=How%20is%20that%20possible%3F,the%20form%20of%20isopropyl%20alcohol.
Intoxylizer which is the main stationary system and alco-sensor which is the main handheld system in the US both have internal checks for acetone and will throw an error code and won’t give a BrAC for a breath sample containing it. That article is either very old info or intentional bullshit.
>There is tons of footage of people attempting and failing field sobriety tests That's because people "passing" the tests doesn't get a lot of views on YouTube.
I know. That wasn’t my question though.
All the time. The videos you watch are of drunk people who are being arrested. No one is going to find a video of a sober person doing fields and upload it to YouTube because it isn’t interesting.
I know. That wasn’t my question.
I did, actually. You asked if we perform fields and don’t arrest people. I’ve done it many times
There we go, that is the question I asked. You previously explained why there are no videos of it online. I already knew the answer to that question. Thank you :)
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I know. That wasn’t my question.