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United States v. Davis
Facts
A motorist alerted Officer Gary E. Hatch that another motorist was driving erratically. Officer Hatch heard a crashing sound and saw a black sports utility vehicle hit construction barrels. The vehicle was identified to belong to Defendant, Clifton Davis. After the vehicle hit the construction barrels, Defendant swerved back into the right travel lane, hitting three or four more barrels. Officer Hatch continued to pursue Defendant, who was driving approximately 65mph, and observed Defendant swerve while driving. Officer Hatch put his emergency lights on, and Defendant increased his speed to 75-80mph. At one point, Defendant was approaching a commercial truck and pushed his breaks to avoid contact, which caused his vehicle to swerve sideways. Thereafter, Defendant tried to get on the left lane, where Officer Hatch was, causing Officer Hatch to swerve to the side to avoid contact. Eventually, Sergeant Williams E. Hayes activated his emergency lights and positioned himself in front of Defendant to try to slow him down. Later, Defendant stopped his vehicle and Officer Hatch and Sergeant Hayes approached the vehicle. Defendant appeared to be disorientated and non-responsive, but not combative. Defendant was taken into the United States Park Police Station for processing. When asked for his name and home address, he was not responsive and did not appear that he could provide the information. Due to his unresponsiveness, Officer Hatch did not believe he could conduct a sobriety test. Defendant was placed in detention, and a couple of hours later began to speak normally.
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