Taylor v. State

*1254OPINION

By the Court,

Young, J.:

FACTS

On August 21, 1993, Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were patrolling U.S. Highway 6 in White Pine County. The troopers followed the vehicle of appellant Ted Louis Taylor (“Taylor”) for about three miles, noticing that Taylor appeared to be nervous. The troopers could have passed Taylor’s vehicle, but the 45 miles per hour speed of Taylor’s vehicle triggered their suspicion that Taylor might be intoxicated.1

The troopers then noticed that the left brake light on Taylor’s vehicle was not functioning. The troopers then decided to pull over Taylor’s vehicle,…