Purvis v. State

OPINION

TOM GRAY, Justice.

A car crashes late at night. No one sees the crash as it occurs. After the crash, a passerby, a “good Samaritan,” stops to check on the occupant. The sole occupant of the vehicle appears to be passed out. The “good Samaritan” rouses the occupant and finds a person whose breath smells of alcoholic beverages, has slurred speech, and is virtually unable to stand or walk. A State Trooper arrives and administers several field sobriety tests. The person fails them all. The person admits she was driving the vehicle when it crashed through a ditch and into a pipe fence. Could…