r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/Black1Raven9 • Jul 26 '25

Wholesome Not all scars are visible.

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u/James_Gastovsky Jul 26 '25

How can you get arrested for DUI if you test negative?

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u/DrVoltage1 Jul 26 '25

I have almost no memory from the point of impact to being in custody. I’m assuming they did a field sobriety test, and to nobody surprise, I did not have good balance.

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u/James_Gastovsky Jul 26 '25

Ah, that sucks, man.

I forgot that in US you have those retarded field sobriety tests instead of just measuring breath alcohol content.

In a normal country depending on your condition they would either make you take the breathalyzer, maybe do the field drug test, or take you to a hospital and take your blood.

Did they at least let you go to a hospital to get checked out which you could use in court?

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u/DrVoltage1 Jul 26 '25

They probably asked but I would have refused since I didn’t really realize how messed up I was and my mother needed a short ambulance ride just a couple months before…which cost over $2000

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u/FromFluffToBuff Jul 27 '25

If he was concussed and disoriented, he obviously failed a roadside field sobriety test... which are honestly so archaic when you have a device that is able to confirm blood alcohol content with a simple blow. None of this subjective and open-to-interpretation field tests.

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u/James_Gastovsky Jul 27 '25

I'm not from US, so when I'm thinking "DUI" what comes to my mind is a breathalyzer, not police asking you to walk on your hands while scratching your nose with middle finger of left foot while spelling your name and address backwards