Crawford v. Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation

VandeWalle, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Ryan Crawford appealed from a district court judgment affirming a Department of Transportation decision suspending his driving privileges for two years. Crawford argues (1) the arresting officer did not have grounds to initially stop his vehicle, and (2) the results of a warrantless blood test should not have been admitted into evidence in the license suspension proceeding. We conclude the arresting officer had a reasonable and articulable suspicion to initially stop Crawford’s vehicle. We also conclude that assuming Crawford’s consent to the warrantless blood…