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Snowmobile Sobriety Test | Rocky Mountain Law


it looks like you gave yours on your
skate how much we had the group today
hold on just one sec oh no how many of
you think you had you said you had a
couple two three beers Tier three beers
is over in three hours over three hours
you know if snowmobiles are like cars
right can’t be drinking and driving it
okay oh you just pull your sunglasses
off for me sure okay
well based on I mean you were drinking
you had the open container right there
we’re not wasted we’re just based on
your admission we’d be willing to do
some voluntary roadside maneuvers make
sure that you’re okay to be operating
your vehicle sure okay I want everybody
to be safe I don’t want anybody to get
hurt I don’t want to wreck or something
like that going down the hill that’s
just a bad day specially this early in
the season okay so what I want you to do
stand heel heel toe toe hands down at
your side so this is gonna be a test to
your eyes okay it’s not a vision test
what I want you to do you see the tip of
my finger right there right here I want
you to follow that with your eyes your
eyes only if you need to blink you could
go ahead and blink try to keep your head
as straight as possible okay keep your
edge straight right here keep your head
straight keep your head straight right
here keep your head straight
keep your head straight we’re turning
your head
for the standard field sobriety tests we
have our horizontal gaze test which he
exhibited six out of six clues of
impairment on the one leg stand maneuver
he demonstrated two out of eight clues
of impairment he missed touching heel to
toe on every step I mean we get big
groups out you’ll get people that have
had had a few but never had them to this
extent based on what I’ve seen right now
you’ve had we’ve had more than more than
three beers you’re not being honest with
when you say three beers
I’m not wasted though we’re just okay
well what I observed you’re definitely
unable to operate them snowmobile right
now okay okay basically what he
exhibited is six out of six clues of
impairment which would suggest a blood
alcohol content of 0.08 or higher I’m
gonna give the key to your snowmobile to
one of these guys you will not be able
to operate your snowmobile on the way
down you’re gonna ride down with me on
my snowmobile
let me grab your gloves your helmet then
we’ll head down okay he’ll be placed
under arrest for the snowmobiling under
the influence you now proper did you
were I’m not gonna call normally we
would handcuff him up here he’s being
very cooperative right now give him the
opportunity just to sit on the front
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