14. Regina v. D.T.M. [Provincial Court of Alberta, Calgary – November 2013]

Charged with impaired driving and over .08. According to civilian witnesses DTM failed to stop for a red light and collided with another vehicle. The police were summoned to the scene where they observed the following indicia of impairment on the part of DTM – slurred speech, glazed eyes, dilated pupils and unsteadiness on his feet. DTM was arrested for impaired driving and escorted to the police station where he provided two samples of his breath with reading of three times the legal limit. Patrick Fagan entered pleas of not guilty to all charges and scheduled a trail. Bottom Line: As a consequence of insurmountable evidentiary problems presented by the Defence all charges were completely withdrawn on the date of trial.