Legal Opinion
Hughes v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 16, 2015No. S14G0622PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Justice.
Under OCGA § 40-5-55 (a), a law enforcement officer may insist that a driver involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities submit to a test of his blood for the presence of alcohol and drugs, so long as the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Hough v. State, 279 Ga. 711, 713 (1) (a) (620 SE2d 380) (2005). Following a fatal accident in June 2011, officers insisted that Jack Hughes — the driver of a vehicle involved in that accident — submit to a blood test. Hughes did so, but…
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