State v. Faulkner

The state appeals a trial court order which suppressed all of the evidence obtained after the stop of defendant’s vehicle. We reverse.

On the evening of November 5,1986, the desk clerk of a motel in Oregon City called the police to report that a possibly drunk driver had just left the motel and was driving on Clackamette Drive toward “the park” in a silver Toyota van with Oregon license plate BVU 429. He told the police dispatcher that the man smelled of alcohol, was belligerent and was driving “crazily.” He identified himself and gave his telephone number. The police dispatcher relayed the…