Hughes v. State

296 Ga. 744

FINAL COPY S14G0622. HUGHES v. THE STATE. BLACKWELL, Justice. Under OCGA § 40-5-55 (a), a law enforcement officer may insist that a driver involved in a traffic accident resulting in serious injuries or fatalities submit to a test of his blood for the presence of alcohol and drugs, so long as the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.1 Hough v. State, 279 Ga. 711, 713(1) (a) (620 1 In relevant part, the statute provides: . . . [A]ny person who operates a motor vehicle upon the highways or elsewhere throughout this…