Reader’s Question:

I was asked to stop by a police officer because of speeding and eventually, I was arrested for DUI here in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. There was no speeding charge on my ticket. How can the officer arrest me with DUI if I was pulled over for just speeding and why was there no speeding charge on my ticket, only DUI?

Fabian

Broken Arrow, OK

It could be unfortunate that you were only asked to stop because of speeding and you were already charged with DUI in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Well, actually, a police officer has probable cause to pull you over if he/she observes you speeding, or committing any other type of traffic violation or crime. If you were already pulled over and the police officer suspects that you are driving under the influence which is aroused based upon the smell of alcohol, drugs or other intoxicant, or if you admitted to drinking, etc., you can be subjected to any variety of standardized field sobriety tests and then potentially get arrested for DUI.

The reason why you only have DUI not speeding on your ticket is because DUI is the more serious infraction, thus the crime you will be cited for. The police report in regard to your DUI arrest will reflect the fact that you were actually speeding and that will be taken into account by the prosecution when plea bargaining or trying your DUI case in Oklahoma.

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