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July 1, 2009

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However, the officer must have probable cause that the driver was driving while intoxicated before he can arrest a driver for drunk driving. The standard of a probable cause is higher than reasonable suspicion. Thus, if the driver is swerving a little bit then it doesn’t give an officer the right to arrest that driver for drunk driving.

Indeed, what the officer should do is that he must pull over the driver and assess the situation and after getting the driver perform field sobriety tests or observing him or her for a few minutes, and after knowing with reasonable certainty that the driver is intoxicated then only he may arrest him or her for drunk driving.

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