Footwear Affecting Field Sobriety Tests

So, what about your footwear? Can boots, flip-flops, or high heels impact your performance on field sobriety tests?

Absolutely. Police officers are trained to look for this and to give you the option to take your shoes off before performing the tests, if you want to.

You see this a lot with women in high heels, with an officer saying something like, “Do you want to take those shoes off?”

But think about the alternative. Sometimes taking your shoes off is not going to help you either.

Footwear is one of the things we look at when we are evaluating video in a DWI case.

If you have questions about your DWI charge, give us a call. We would love to help in any way we can.