Ambien DWI Case Dismissed

Police officers were dispatched to a parking lot after a caller reported a possible intoxicated driver.  The police respond to the scene and find our client walking from the driver's seat to the passenger side of the vehicle.  He was in fact changing drivers because he began to fell the effects of the ambien that he had taken shortly before leaving his house.  He had nothing to drink - only the ambien was in his system.

Obviously, when the police investigated him, he appeared intoxicated.  In fact, client had difficulty even standing up because the effect of the ambien was continuing to increase.  He failed the field sobriety tests miserably.

The prosecutor handling the case actually "gets it".  He understood that our client was intoxicated, but realized that our client was doing the right thing (letting someone else drive).  The DA said something like, "He did the right thing by changing drivers when he realized the ambien was kicking in - what else is he suppose to do in that situation."  We need more prosecutors like him that are willing to listen and take into consideration all circumstances.  DWI cases are not a one size fits all type of crime.

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