State v. Reed

A Missouri State Highway Patrolman made contact with Jason Reed when Reed drove to pick up a passenger in a car where the driver had been stopped for erratic driving and was subsequently charged with driving while intoxicated. The trooper thought that Reed stopping thirty yards from the location of the stopped car and remaining in the car was “unusual.” The trooper approached Reed and had him perform field sobriety tests. Without Reed’s consent and without a warrant, the trooper transported Reed to a hospital for a blood draw approximately two hours later. Reed was then charged with driving…