Plano DWI Lawyer Blog

The first step in a DWI is the arrest of a citizen. Before you can be arrested for a crime, an officer must have a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity to pull you over (reasonable suspicion in a DWI is usually a violation of a traffic law such as speeding) and probable cause to arrest you for DWI (probable cause can be as small as having bloodshot eyes or an odor of an alcoholic beverage). Officers usually develop probable cause by administering field sobriety tests to a citizen. After these tests the citizen is normally handcuffed and transported to a jail facility where he or she is asked to submit to a breath or blood test.