Florida Gators Carlos Dunlap Arrested for DUI
Defensive superstar Carlos Dunlap of the Florida Gators was arrested for DUI early yesterday. Police approached his car when it was stopped at an intersection while he had a green light. Dunlap was allegedly found asleep, slumped over his steering wheel. As expected, the police reported that he failed his field sobriety tests. He also reportedly refused to submit to a chemical DUI blood or breath test.
At first glance, the “evidence” against Dunlap looks pretty bad. However, DUI charges are always worth fighting! Maybe he was suffering from a medical condition that caused him to pass out behind the wheel…maybe he was fatigued from practice which is why he “failed” his FSTs…maybe he was, in fact, DUI but the officers didn’t follow the proper legal procedures…procedures that compromised the integrity of the entire DUI case.
As for Dunlap’s alleged refusal to submit to a chemical DUI blood or breath test…this, too, is always subject to attack. Maybe the police caused confusion as to Dunlap’s duty to take the test…maybe the officer didn’t properly caution Dunlap about the consequences of refusing the DUI blood or breath tests…maybe his DUI charges will be dismissed and the refusal allegation will be a moot point.
California DUI cases are rarely, if ever, as bad as the cops make the DUI report out to be. Fighting a DUI…no matter how bad the facts seem…is always the smart move.
