Paxton v. DIRECTOR OF REVENUE, STATE OF MO.

ROY L. RICHTER, Judge.

The Director of Revenue (“Director”) appeals the judgment reinstating the driving privileges of Stephen M. Paxton (“Driver”). We reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

At 1:51 a.m., a Hannibal police officer (“Officer”) stopped Driver when he noticed Driver’s vehicle did not have an operable license plate light. After observing that Driver’s eyes were “bloodshot and watery” and after smelling “a faint odor of intoxicants,” Officer administered a portable breath test, which tested positive for alcohol. Officer conducted a number of field sobriety tests and placed Driver under arrest. At…