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If I was stopped for another traffic violation, can the police also arrest me for a DUI or DWI?
Certainly. The original cause for the officer's stopping you need not be related to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but it gives them the right to get close to you to observe you, smell your breath, etc, to begin building a DWI case investigation.
Routine detentions for equipment and registration compliance, such as a cracked windshield, inoperative taillight, headlights not turned on, and so forth, maneuvering and parking violations, and many other reasons have been held by the courts to constitute sufficient cause. If the stop was the result of racial profiling, that may give a lawyer more to work with in an effort to have charges dismissed or reduced.
(Updated August 30, 2007)
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