Arizona DUI Accident? Maybe not says local attorney
It appears that a terrible accident which occurred in the Phoenix area yesterday may have been DUI related.
DPS: Wrong way driver slams into semi on Valley freeway - Phoenix Arizona news, breaking news, local news, weather radar, traffic from ABC15 News | ABC15.com: "The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a three-vehicle collision that shut down portions of Interstate 10 on Tuesday morning.
Eastbound I-10 is closed at Queen Creek Road with all traffic exiting at Queen Creek.
The accident, involving a commercial vehicle, has also closed I-10 westbound at Riggs Road with all traffic exiting at Riggs Road.
According to DPS, a driver was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes on I-10 when he slammed into a semi-truck.
The semi burst into flames and crashed into a truck.
In all, four people were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
The alleged wrong-way driver was airlifted and is being tested for DUI.
The eastbound and westbound lanes were both reopened before 7 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation."
"It's really hot right now in Arizona," said AZ DUI attorney Stewart Bergman. "We should not rush to judgment. The heat plays tricks on people's judgment just like alcohol does. We should wait for the test results before we assume that anybody is guilty. That's how the criminal justice system works, and it's what DUI defense lawyers fight for every day... the right to the presumption of innocence."
