I got pulled over for SUSPICION of dwi?

Question

I got pulled over for suspicion of dwi the other day. First, i dont hate the police at all, my brothers a cop, but in all honesty this cop was very unprofessional and impolite. Ive never been pulled over for this before so maybe i wasent expecting it or maybe the cop was just being carefull you tell me...He asked me to step out of my car and shinned his flashlight in my face, i out of instint looked away because i dident want to go blind, then he searched me and i said fine and he handcuffed me and asked to search my car, i said sure. and he found nothing, of course...He then asked if i would take a "field test breathizlier" i said of course officer (i was very polite the entire time) and i passed, because i had not been drinking. I reached down to get a cd and i went over a line a bit and he pulled me over for that. The entire time he acused me i had thrown a bottle out the window when i hadent, i told him to show me the bottle i had thrown, and he said my officers are looking for it

After about 15minutes handcuffed sitting on the side of a wet highway he told me to stand up and he said quote "i know you had a bottle in the car and im going to be watching you, i would be careful if i were you" and then took the handcuffs off and let me go. I talked to my brother who is a cop in a nearby town and he said i should file a complaint with the chief of police. I do plan on doing that but i just wanted other options as well.

Im not sure how long he was fallowing me, and no i dident throw ANYTHING out the window, but i did have my windows and my sunroof open.

Answer 1

that does sound very suspicious... I dont know why he would accuse you of ditching a bottle if you didnt smell like alcohol. Did you throw anything out of the window before he pulled you over? Like some gum or a cigarette??? Maybe the cop knows you through someone else and has something against you that you don't know about... The fact that he handcuffed you doesn't surprise me because cops can't be too careful now a days.. Even though you aren't a threat to them physically the next person they pull over could be... They have to look out for their safety too :-) I would definately file a complaint because of the threat though. That is not professionalism at all and they need to be setting a good example as our "law enforcement agents"... I hope all turns out well!!!

Answer 2

EVERYONE gets pulled over for suspicion of DUI. Until they have stopped you, they can't be sure WHY you are driving like you are drunk.

Answer 3

Thats The only thing u can do. The complait will start an interanl inv. on the officer