State v. Gunter

ORR, Judge.

On 8 March 1991 between 1:00 and 2:00 a.m., defendant Gunter, a Raleigh Police Officer, had a single car accident, driving into a telephone pole. Officer M.C. Ballard, also of the Raleigh Police Department, arrived at the scene of the accident and called for emergency medical services (EMS). Officer Ballard noticed a strong smell of alcohol about the defendant’s person, and he noticed that defendant had trouble standing and had slurred speech. EMS took defendant to the hospital, where Officer Ballard charged him with DWI, read him his rights, and requested him to submit to a…