Power to stop vehicles randomly

First, it is important to know that the police have the duty and the power to stop vehicles randomly and check the driver for blood alcohol content using a breath analyzer device. When the police stops you, you must comply even if you feel that you have not committed a traffic violation or offense. The police are empowered to conduct sobriety checks.

If you have violated traffic rules and you are pulled over, and the police notice that your eyes are bloodshot, red or glassy and your speech is slurred or you smell of alcohol, the police will also have the power to confirm the presence of alcohol in your blood by ordering you to take a breath analyzer test. The police can also detain you and bring you to their station so that you can undergo a confirmatory blood or saliva test for alcohol content. This is within their power to do so.

If you figure in an impact or collision, even if there are no victims, the police will issue you a suspension notice and the suspension notice means you cannot drive until you appear in court. The police can also confiscate your driver’s license as evidence to be used in prosecuting you.

If you are arrested for drink driving especially if you have been charged with an indictable offense, you will need a lawyer to help you put up a legal defense.