State v. McGraw

Ruffin, Judge.

On October 31, 1995, Laura McGraw was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. After the arresting officer, J. S. Clayton, read an implied consent warning, McGraw agreed to submit to a chemical test of her blood, which revealed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.11 grams. The trial court granted McGraw’s motion to suppress the blood test results, holding that (1) the implied consent warning read by Officer Clayton did not conform to the exact language of OCGA § 40-5-67.1 and (2) the officer’s warning did not substantially comply with the statute. Because exact…