Collin County DWI Lawyer

Field Sobriety Tests

Successfully defending DWI charges requires extensive knowledge of all the factors associated with DWI arrests, field sobriety testing, breath and blood tests, and more. Collin County DWI attorney Deandra M. Grant has taken multiple courses on these subjects and is fully committed to using her knowledge in this area to assist her clients in avoiding DWI convictions and therefore the serious penalties associated with these.

Field sobriety tests are used to determine whether a driver may or may not be “intoxicated” – that is, with impaired mental and/or physical capabilities due to alcohol consumption or drug use. While most people associate DWI charges with a blood alcohol concentration that is above the legal limit (.08% or greater), a driver may actually face criminal charges for operating a motor vehicle while his or her abilities are impaired – even if his or her blood alcohol level is within the legal range.

Challenge your Texas Field Sobriety Test Results

The activities you performed on the side of the road did not objectively determine whether you were impaired by alcohol. Police and prosecutors use them to collect evidence against you. The tests cannot be passed because they are judged by negative scoring; thus, you get no credit for doing them correctly. You can do a test perfectly and still fail because the officer thought you performed in a "slow, deliberate manner." Proper cross-examination of the arresting officer can demonstrate that these exercises do not predict impairment for the purposes of driving a motor vehicle.

DWI defense lawyer Deandra Grant has completed 24 hours of training in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests by a NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) certified instructor. Deandra has also completed the NHTSA Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Course. What this means is that she is able to carefully review an officer’s report on field sobriety test and cross-examine the officer in court and at the ALR hearing in order to determine whether the test was actually conducted properly – and prove that reasonable doubt that it may have been improperly administered or that some other factor influenced the outcome. As such, attorney Grant may be able to effectively prove that the field sobriety test results do not indicate that the defendant was actually intoxicated.

If you or someone you know has been arrested for DWI in Collin County or Dallas County, Texas, do not wait to contact our firm. At the Law Offices of Deandra M. Grant, P.C. we are fully committed to protecting your rights and challenging field sobriety test results in order to help you reach a positive case outcome.

Contact Collin County DWI lawyer Deandra Grant today to challenge your field sobriety tests and fight your DWI charges!