Lubka v. Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division

LARSON, Justice.

Reginald Lubka’s driver’s licensé was revoked by the department of transportation (DOT) for driving with a blood alcohol level above .10. See Iowa Code § 321J.12 (1997). The district court affirmed the revocation on judicial review, and Lubka appealed, claiming investigating officers improperly took a blood specimen from him. We affirm.

I. Facts.

Evidence received in the administrative hearing showed that Lubka was injured in a motorcycle accident on June 7, 1997, and taken to a hospital emergency room. An officer, suspecting Lubka was intoxicated, recruited a deputy sheriff to…