Duckworth v. State

Roy Duckworth (Duckworth) seeks cer-tiorari review and relief from an order of the Martin County circuit court which granted the state’s motion, in connection with a criminal investigation, for release of medical records from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (the department). We grant the petition and quash the order on review.

Duckworth was involved in a motor vehicle accident on September 19, 2003. He lost consciousness due to a seizure, his vehicle went out of control, and he struck a pedestrian who was killed. Blood samples taken immediately after the accident revealed…