Reader’s Question:

I know that an arresting officer has to have a reason to pull someone over because of DUI here in Jacksonville, Florida. What could be the possible reasons that an officer could have to ask someone to stop because of DUI?

Roman

Jacksonville, FL

If you are driving in the highways of Jacksonville, Florida and the lights start flashing behind you, the first thing that you may wonder is why you are being pulled over. If a police officer is suspecting that you are driving under the influence and pulls you over for that reason, what you should know is that the officer must have had “probable cause” before asking you to pull over.

There are numerous things that could give a police officer the necessary probable cause to pull you over legally for DUI. The most common ones include driving on or over the lane divide, making a wide turn, making an illegal turn, drifting into the other lane, weaving in your lane, nearly missing an object or another car, braking frequently, driving very slowly that is generally more than 10 miles below the speed limit, swerving, not making turn signals or making inappropriate turn signals, driving with your headlights off, stopping in the middle of the road for no reason, following another car too closely and accelerating or decelerating too quickly.

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