Traffic Law Case Studies

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This officer was stopped for the traffic signal northbound on Colfax and Main St. This officer was contacted by Off-Duty OFC Malerich via a telephone call in reference to a possible intoxicated driver located at Main and Colfax facing eastbound. This officer observed the vehicle stopped with Ofc. Malerich stopped directly behind the vehicle in her personal vehicle.

This officer turned left and turned around to pulled along the side of Ofc Malerich. This officer observed the driver later identified as Miles Collins via and Indiana Driver's license to be passed out. This officer activated the emergency lights on my patrol vehicle and approached the vehicle on foot with P.O. Young. This officer approached the vehicle on the passenger side and observed Collins and lone …show more content…

Young field tested the suspected synthetic Cannabis and it tested positive for AM-694 using a M.M.C International B.V test kit for Synthetic Cannabinoids.

Ofc. Billups arrived on station and spoke with Collins who freely agreed to be complete advance field sobriety tests. Ofc. Billups determined through a series of tests that Collins was under the influence of Synthetic Cannabis.

This officer again read Collins the Indiana Implied Consent and he replied
"Yes". Collins was transported to Franciscan Hospital in Munster, IN for a Blood draw. Officers arrived at Franciscan and the blood draw was completed. Fernando Laredo RN prepped Collin's right arm using an alcohol free iodine swap prior to the blood draw. This officer provided Laredo with two blood vials from the Indiana Department of Toxicology Test Kit. At 01:52hrs Laredo collected the blood from Collin's body in the presence of this officer and P.O. Young. Laredo and P.O. Young initialed, dated and timed each vial. P.O. young then sealed the vials in the provided ziplock bag with evidence tape. This officer then transported Collins and the evidence back to the Griffith Police

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