Scalco v. City of Russellville

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

A policeman stopped appellant’s car and asked appellant to take field tests for sobriety. Appellant failed to satisfactorily perform any of the tests, and the policeman took him to the local jail for a breathalyzer test. Appellant was advised in writing that, after the police-administered breathalyzer test was complete, the police department would assist him in obtaining, at his expense, a blood, breath, or urine test from some other qualified person. See Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-204(e) (Repl. 1993). The police-administered breathalyzer test showed a blood alcohol…