Wheeling v. Director of North Dakota Department of Transportation

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Gregory Wheeling appeals from a district court judgment affirming the administrative suspension of his driver’s license for driving under the influence of alcohol. We conclude the traffic violation observed by the officer provided probable cause for the stop prior to Wheeling reaching the checkpoint. We therefore affirm the judgment.

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[¶ 2] While manning a North Dakota Game and Fish Department checkpoint, a North Dakota Highway Patrol officer observed a vehicle with only one functioning headlight approaching in the right lane. The vehicle slowed and stopped and then…