(DMC No. 9844) (Chandler City Court No. 10-P-878460): A civilian witness had called Chandler police claiming Ms. S. was weaving in and out of traffic erratically. When she was stopped, she had told the officers that she was prescribed to take 3 Somas daily, but that she had taken 4 on that particular day. The drug recognition evaluation (DRE) ensued and the officer’s opinion was that she was impaired by a central nervous system depressant. We were able to show Ms. S.’s prescriptions to the prosecutor and they dismissed the DUI in exchange for a reckless driving charge. She was originally facing jail, but now only received a fine.
