Burris v. Thomas

DIETZ, Judge.

*392Petitioner Maurice Burris was involved in a car accident on 5 March 2013. Emergency personnel removed him from the driver's side of his car and placed him on a stretcher. A law enforcement officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on Burris's breath. When the officer asked Burris how much he had to drink, Burris responded, "quite a bit." The officer later charged Burris with the implied-consent offense of driving while impaired.

Burris ultimately refused the officer's request to submit to a voluntary blood draw at the hospital after being informed of his implied-consent rights and…