Proulx v. Director, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles

The plaintiff, Daniel Proulx, appeals the order of the Superior Court (Hicks, J.) affirming the decision of the New Hampshire Department of Safety upholding the suspension of his driver’s license by the defendant, the Director of the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). We affirm.

The trial court recited the following facts, which the parties do not dispute on appeal. On September 10, 2004, Officer Douglas Barnett of the Brookline Police Department stopped the plaintiff’s vehicle after observing it cross the double yellow line. After noticing that the plaintiff’s speech was slurred,…