State v. Haney

Defendant appeals his misdemeanor conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). He assigns error to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained by the state through a warrantless search of his car. After a single-car accident that left defendant—who was the driver of the car—hospitalized, an officer entered defendant’s car without a warrant to search for ownership and insurance information. The state maintains that the entry was a legitimate administrative search authorized by ORS 810.460, which requires officers at accident scenes to submit accident reports.…