State v. Vandervoort

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was charged, via accusation, for driving under the influence of alcohol and for making an improper U-turn. Defendant filed a motion to suppress the results of a State administered breath test, asserting (in pertinent part) that the arresting officer obstructed his request for an independent blood test pursuant to OCGA § 40-6-392 (a) (1), (3). The evidence adduced at a hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress reveals that defendant requested an independent blood test after submitting to a State-administered breath test; that the arresting officer…