DUI Charge Reduced To Reckless Driving After Blood Draw Was Challenged
2009 CT 015280 SC
Our client was involved in a single vehicle accident. Police arrived on the scene while the Defendant was in the back of an ambulance. The Police requested a blood draw prior to getting to the hospital to which the Defendant agreed. The blood came back positive for marijuana and controlled substances. Darren Finebloom filed a motion to suppress the blood results because the police did not lawfully request a blood test as the Defendant was not at the hospital for treatment. The State agreed to reduced the DUI charge to Reckless Driving and no conviction.
