Kor37 9 Posted November 13, 2008 Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop BILLINGS, Mont. -A Montana Highway Patrol trooper cited two men with drunken driving in one traffic stop. Trooper Darvin Mees stopped a suspected drunk driver Wednesday afternoon. While he had the driver out performing a field sobriety test, the passenger slid behind the wheel, started the truck and began to drive off. Mees said he ran after the pickup and yelled at the driver to stop. He did. Mees said the driver, a 24-year-old man and his passenger 22-year-old man, both failed field sobriety tests and were cited for drunken driving. The traffic stop began with a bus driver's report of a suspected drunken driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VaBeachGuy 12 Posted November 14, 2008 Trooper cites pair for DUI in single traffic stop BILLINGS, Mont. -A Montana Highway Patrol trooper cited two men with drunken driving in one traffic stop. Trooper Darvin Mees stopped a suspected drunk driver Wednesday afternoon. While he had the driver out performing a field sobriety test, the passenger slid behind the wheel, started the truck and began to drive off. Mees said he ran after the pickup and yelled at the driver to stop. He did. Mees said the driver, a 24-year-old man and his passenger 22-year-old man, both failed field sobriety tests and were cited for drunken driving. The traffic stop began with a bus driver's report of a suspected drunken driver. That wouldn't be a single stop. After he got driver #1 the passanger drove away and was stopped seconds later. That makes it 2 "stops". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites