California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine

[Chris]

Seriously.

California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine

...Shcwab was driving home from work when he was pulled over by an agent from the California department of alcoholic beverage control, who was driving an unmarked vehicle. The agent said Schwab had cut her off and was driving erratically.

The 36-year-old union glazier was given a breathalyzer test which showed a 0.00% blood alcohol level, his attorney said. He was booked into county jail and had his blood drawn, but the resulting toxicology report came back negative for benzodiazepines, cocaine, opiates, THC, carisoprodol (a muscle relaxant), methamphetamine/MDMA, oxycodone, and zolpidem.

The sample was screened a second time by a laboratory in Pennsylvania, according to documents provided to the Guardian, where the sole positive result was for caffeine – a substance likely coursing through the veins of many drivers on the road at any given time.

...“I have not been provided with any evidence to support a theory of prosecution for a substance other than caffeine at this time,” she said. “Nor I have received any statements, reports, etc documenting any ongoing investigation since the [toxicology report] dated 18 November 2015.”

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[Bo-4]

Judge will toss this one out. If they want to charge him with driving aggressively or erratically that's an entirely different charge.

But next time i'm in California and think about making my Starbucks a double ..

Will keep this in mind

[Dr. Who]

Seriously.

California man fights DUI charge for driving under influence of caffeine

Silly. Most cops would fail on that score. If the driver cut the officer off, charge him with a traffic offense.

[Chris]

Right, but why hasn't the judge already dismissed this frivolous case?

[Captain Obvious]

California is a piece of $#@!

[Captain Obvious]

I'm guessing this is related to police quotas for more revenue.

[Subdermal]

Distracted driving. Failure to yield right of way. Nothing more.

Countersuit for harassment; all charges dropped in exchange for dropping countersuit.

Idiots.

[stjames1_53]

15 year ago, a fellow was charged, and convicted of having an open container in his car while driving. Normally this wouldn't even qualify as a non-article, but................the open container was his pack of cigarettes. Swear. He lost his license for two years as an administration action from the BMV.
they tried it again with me a couple of years later.
I pointed out to the judge that he needed a ticket, under the definition of state law, as that court interpreted it.
How so?
His car was an open container, pursuant to his interpretation. I pointed out that I wanted to charge the officer for the same offense. Demanded it in open court. It got dropped. Next year, IN legislation change it to alcohol, specifically

[exotix]

California is a piece of $#@!

Oh, look .. this is your neck 'o the woods ... really ? Your state actually does this ? Lemme guess, jus'nutha instance of sucking off the big govt. teat subsidy ... LOL

The sample was screened a second time by a laboratory in Pennsylvania, according to documents provided to the Guardian, where the sole positive result was for caffeine – a substance likely coursing through the veins of many drivers on the road at any given time.

[Captain Obvious]

Oh, look .. this is your neck 'o the woods ... really ? Your state actually does this ?

lol... I haven't lived there for 6 years.

For a reason.