Westlake v. Goodman

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3045

Syllabus

Suppress OVI reasonable suspicion, field sobriety tests accident probable cause arrest totality of the circumstances. - Trial court's decision denying appellant's motion to suppress evidence following an arrest for OVI is upheld where the officer had reasonable suspicion to conduct field sobriety tests after finding the motorist crashed on a pile of rocks on an early weekend morning had bloodshot, glassy eyes and stumbled over his words. During the administration of the HGN test, the officer smelled an odor of alcohol and following this interaction, the appellant unsuccessfully submitted to a portable breath test. Based on the totality of the circumstances, the officer had probable cause to arrest appellant for OVI.