Turner v. State, Department of Public Safety

JONES, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals a trial court judgment affirming the decision of defendant’s hearing officer to suspend her driver’s license for refusal to take the Implied Consent Sobriety Test. LSA-R.S. 32:661, et seq. Plaintiff had been arrested for DWI following an automobile accident.

Before a person’s driver’s license can be suspended for failure to take the chemical analysis test, it must be established: (1) the arresting officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving while under the influence of alcoholic beverages; (2) the officer requested the person to submit to the…