New Windsor DWI Checkpoint Attorneys
"What Can I Do When I Am Charged With Drunk Driving at a Checkpoint?"
Police officers use sobriety checkpoints to screen and arrest drivers suspected of drunk driving or driving while under the influence of drugs. If you have been stopped at a checkpoint and charged with DWI, DWAI, DWAI drugs charge, you may feel you have no defense against your charges. The truth is that checkpoint arrests can be very defensible. Why?
The law sets forth specific guidelines police must follow when conducting a checkpoint. If these rules and procedures are not followed, then you may be able to get your charges dismissed. These rules include:
- Checkpoint decisions must be made by supervisors, and only policymakers can select checkpoint locations.
- Vehicles must be stopped according to a predetermined and random formula.
- Checkpoint durations must be dictated by concerns of effectiveness and intrusiveness.
- Drivers must be detained for the minimum amount of time possible.
- Advance notice of the roadblock is required to increase its deterrent effect.
If you or a family member faces drunk driving charges in New York following a sobriety checkpoint arrest, contact the Hudson Valley sobriety checkpoint defense attorneys at Silver, Forrester & Lesser, P.C. We have practiced DWI defense law in Orange County, New York, for more than 45 years and have achieved the dismissal of numerous DWI charges resulting from sobriety checkpoints. For more information, contact a lawyer at our firm by calling 845-764-4757 or 866-687-1338.
