Nashville DUI of the DAY for Feb 3: Maybe I should talk to the officer, who is pumping gas.

It will be a while before the chemical test is evaluated. How impaired do you have to be to do this?

THE DEFENDANT WAS THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE THAT WAS OBSERVED PULLING INTO THE GAS STATION AT 4601 ALABAMA AVENUE, EXITING HIS VEHICLE, AND STUMBLING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEFENDANT APPROACHED AN OFFICER WHO WAS AT THE SCENE FUELING HIS VEHICLE. AN ODOR OF ALCOHOL WAS DETECTED EMANATING FROM HIS PERSON, HIS EYES WERE BLOODSHOT AND WATERY AND HE WAS UNSTEADY ON HIS FEET. WHEN ASKED IF HE HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL, HE ADMITTED TO HAVING SEVERAL DRINKS. STANDARD FIELD SOBRIETY TASKS WERE ADMINISTERED AND THE DEFENDANT PERFORMED POORLY ON ALL PHASES. THE DEFENDANT ALSO ADMITTED TO SMOKING MARIJUANA EARLIER IN THE EVENING. A CHECK OF THE DEFENDANT'S HISTORY INDICATED HE HAD A DUI CONVICTION IN 2007. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED INTO CUSTODY. HE WAS READ HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS AND STATED HE UNDERSTOOD. HE WAS THEN READ THE MNPD IMPLIED CONSENT FORM 132C, STATED HE UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO A BLOOD TEST. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO GENERAL HOSPITAL WHERE STAFF OBTAINED THE BLOOD SAMPLES. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO BOOKING.