Proseso upang mapatunayang lasing ang driver

ni Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta - @Magtanong Kay Attorney | February 02, 2022

Dear Chief Acosta,

Umuwi ako ng alas-3:00 nang umaga mula sa kaarawan ng aking kaibigan. Pinara ako ng mga pulis at hinuli dahil mabagal diumano ako magmaneho at sa kanilang palagay ay nakainom ako. Tama ba ito? - Kath

Dear Kath,

Para sa inyong kaalaman, ang batas na sumasaklaw sa inyong suliranin ay ang Republic Act No. 10586 o mas kilala bilang “Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013”. Ayon sa Section 6 ng nasabing batas, ang mga indikasyon na maaaring nakainom ang taong nagmamaneho ay ang: overspeeding, weaving, lane straddling, sudden stops, swerving, poor coordination at ang amoy ng alkohol sa hininga ng nagmamaneho:

“Section 6. Conduct of Field Sobriety, Chemical and Confirmatory Tests. – A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person is driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous drugs and/or other similar substances by apparent indications and manifestations, including overspeeding, weaving, lane straddling, sudden stops, swerving, poor coordination or the evident smell of alcohol in a person’s breath or signs of use of dangerous drugs and other similar substances, shall conduct field sobriety tests.

If the driver fails in the sobriety tests, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer to implement the mandatory determination of the driver’s blood alcohol concentration level through the use of a breathalyzer or similar measuring instrument.

If the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person is driving under the influence of dangerous drugs and/or other similar substances, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer to bring the driver to the nearest police station to be subjected to a drug screening test and, if necessary, a drug confirmatory test as mandated under Republic Act No. 9165.

Law enforcement officers and deputized local traffic enforcement officers shall be responsible in implementing this section.”

(Binigyang-diin)

Sa ilalim ng nasabing batas, kinakailangang bigyan ng sobriety test ang sinumang pinanghihinalangang nakainom. Kapag hindi naipasa ng suspect ang field sobriety test, kinakailangan siyang gamitan ng breath analyzer upang matiyak kung mataas ang blood alcohol concentration level ng suspect.

Sana ay nabigyan namin ng linaw ang inyong katanungan. Ang payong aming ibinigay ay base lamang sa impormasyon na inyong inilahad at maaaring magbago kung mababawasan o madaragdagan ang mga detalye ng inyong salaysay.

Maraming salamat sa inyong patuloy na pagtitiwala.