Austin v. Department of Public Safety, Office of Motor Vehicles

| ,The Louisiana Department of Public Safety, Office of Motor Vehicles appeals the judgment in favor of Randall Austin by the 2nd Judicial District Court, Parish of Bienville, State of Louisiana, which reinstated the commercial driving privileges of Austin. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

Facts

Randall Austin was involved in a single-vehicle crash on La. 154 in Bienville Parish on July 9, 2010, at approximately 4:30 p.m. He was transported to Minden Medical Center with a cut on his head. Subsequently an unidentified Louisiana State Trooper investigated the…