Understanding Your Rights at Sobriety Checkpoints
Picture this: You're driving home after a dinner out with friends when traffic slows to an agonizing crawl. You wonder if there's an accident ahead. Flashes of blue and red emanate from the horizon— a clear indicator that whatever has happened, the police are involved. As you approach what you assumed to be a vehicle wreck, you notice an officer stopping a car a few paces ahead. His flashlight shines across the driver's face, and that's when you realize you're not amidst a traffic jam. You're entering a checkpoint. Sobriety [...]
