State v. Highsmith

Pope, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s grant of appellee’s motion in limine to suppress the results of a blood-alcohol test. Appellee was involved in a motorcycle-car collision in which he suffered serious injuries, including a partially severed foot. At the scene of the accident, the investigating officer detected an odor of alcohol on appellee’s breath. An ambulance arrived at the scene and appellee was taken to the hospital. The investigating officer remained behind to complete his investigation. He placed the other driver under arrest for DUI and took him to the jail for booking.…