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Can I Be Charged With a CDL DUI If I Was Parked on the Side of the Road?

Can I Be Charged With a CDL DUI If I Was Parked on the Side of the Road?

Answer

The state may pursue a charge using circumstantial evidence that connects earlier driving with impairment. The video gives a warm truck hood as an example of evidence that a parked vehicle was recently driven.

Finding a commercial driver parked on the side of the road does not end the question of whether impaired driving occurred. The state may look for evidence connecting earlier driving to the person’s condition.

That connection may rely on circumstantial evidence. A warm truck hood, for example, may suggest recent operation. A CDL DUI defense should examine what the evidence establishes about both driving and impairment.