Constables Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver on Woodland Hills Drive

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19.2 yrs
~ 2 years, 4 mos ago Jun 14, '24 10:17am

Constables Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver on Woodland Hills Drive

CONSTABLES ARREST A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER

On June 8, 2024, deputies with Constable Mark Herman's Office conducted a traffic stop in the 17400 block of Woodland Hills Drive. The driver was identified as Richard Foster and displayed signs of intoxication.

Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered and it was determined that he was intoxicated. He was also found to be out on a $100.00 bond for Assault.

"Richard Foster was arrested and booked into the Harris County Jail, charged with Driving While Intoxicated. His bond as set at $1,000.00 out of County Court 7." - Constable Mark Herman

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13.4 yrs
~ 2 years, 4 mos ago Jun 14, '24 8:31pm

Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered and it was determined that he was intoxicated.

AtascocitaDotCom :

So why would the "headline" read:

"CONSTABLES ARREST A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER"

If he was proven to be intoxicated?....Why not simply "Constables Arrest Drunk Driver"?....

18.5 yrs
~ 2 years, 4 mos ago Jun 14, '24 8:57pm

EddyFree :
Because he hasn't been found guilty in court, and the risk is that if it's thrown out for some reason, he comes back and sues us for libel.

By the way...we're just using the wording sent to us by the police department. We defer to their terminology, usually.

13.4 yrs
~ 2 years, 4 mos ago Jun 14, '24 9:09pm

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Joe :

But it was also mentioned in the piece that

"it was determined that he was intoxicated."

That doesn't say "it was SUSPECTED that he may have been intoxicated".....

Maybe better would be "standard field tests were administered that indicate that he may have been intoxicated"......

At least until proven in a court of law.....

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