SAN ANGELO, TX — The San Angelo police detective thought he could pass a field sobriety test. According to the Texas DPS who administered the test, he failed.
DPS stated this afternoon that after troopers identified Hernandez as the driver, he volunteered to perform a series of field sobriety tests. “Due to the clues observed during the tasks, Hernandez was placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated," DPS spokesman Sgt . Justin Baker said in response to a question posed by KTXS News Director Jamie Burch.
San Angelo police responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash in the 3800 block of Millbrook at approximately 11:30 p.m. Sunday night. When they arrived, they located a driver who had crashed into a parked car. Police determined that both vehicles in the crash were “associated” with the driver — as in, he probably ran into his own car. After identifying the driver as San Angelo police detective James Hernandez, responding SAPD officers called DPS to the scene too conduct the investigation to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
More about Sunday’s arrest is here.
Field sobriety tests administered by DPS are not formal tests. Usually, the test begins with a simple question, like “Where are you coming from this evening?” or “How much have you had to drink tonight?” In the opinion of most criminal defense attorneys, by the time DPS asks the subject to step out of the car, and if a trooper suspects you are drunk, you’re probably going to jail regardless of the results of sobriety test. Dash cam video of a subject outside the car can be used in court to win a DWI conviction.
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