In my previous post Driving Under the Influence of…Caffeine?, I reported on pending criminal charges against a citizen for driving under the influence of …yes, coffee. This was after an ABC agent (California Alcohol Beverage Control) was apparently upset when she claims to have been cut off by the "erratic" driver and she stopped and arrested him.
Subsequent blood tests showed no alcohol or drugs of any kind in his system. Zero. Despite this, the Solano County D.A. filed DUI charges against the driver. He has, of course, consistently refused to plead guilty and has demanded a jury trial.
Yesterday, after almost a year-and-a-half, the D.A. finally dismissed the DUI charges….
DA Drops DUI Charge for Man Who Tested Positive for Caffeine
Solano County, CA. Dec. 30 — The Solano County District Attorney’s Office decided Wednesday to drop a DUI charge against a Fairfield man who only tested positive for caffeine.
The charges were dropped more than 16 months after Joseph Schwab, 36, was pulled over on Interstate 680 near Gold Hill Road as he drove to his Fairfield home.
"After further consideration, without a confirmatory test of the specific drug in the defendant’s system that impaired his ability to drive, we do not believe we can prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt," District Attorney Krishna Abrams said Wednesday in a news release…
I wonder why, after almost a year-and-a-half, the D.A. suddenly decided to dismiss the charges? Could it possibly have been the embarrassing media attention in the last few days?
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