Weber v. Orr

This appeal is from a judgment denying a writ of mandate to set aside suspension of appellant’s driving-license for refusal to submit to a chemical sobriety test.

Police officers found appellant’s ear parked half on an access road and half on the Marina Green in San Francisco. Its lights were on, the motor was running, the gear selector was in “drive,” and appellant was slumped over the wheel. When one of the officers attempted to open the driver’s door, the ear lunged forward, and the officer had to jump into the ear and put the gear into “park” in order to stop it. Appellant was unsteady,…