Client was approached by police after being observed sleeping in the breakdown lane of his running vehicle at approximately 5am. Field sobriety tests were administered on the roadway and client was arrested. Client presented to police with bruising over his eye and blood on his shirt. Medical records were introduced at trial revealing client had sustained a concussion thus rendering unreliable the results of the field sobriety tests and raising doubt as to the reliability of officer’s opinion regarding intoxication. Case was heard in the Worcester District Court. Client was found not guilty.
