Police say that they saw 27-year-old Randall Johnson swaying nervously with bloodshot eyes last week after witnesses saw that the man crashed into a parked car in a Mesa mobile home complex. The Arizona Republic reports that Randall Johnson admitted to being on prescription medication but denied any illegal drug use in the week prior to the incident. Drugged driving is considered a DUI in Arizona.
Nevertheless, Randall Johnson was arrested and booked on two counts of aggravated DUI after he had failed the field sobriety tests. This led law enforcement to believe he possibly had engaged in drugged driving. A further investigation showed that the man had been driving with a suspended license.
In Randall Johnson's case, it could be important that the suspect contact an Arizona DUI attorney. If there's not enough evidence that a DUI suspect was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the Arizona DUI attorney can usually get the charges dropped. Though, it's important to realize that in the state of Arizona, drugged driving is illegal.
Mesa police officers arrived at the mobile home complex on at the 200 block of South 56th Street after witnesses of the crash contacted authorities. The DUI suspect had his three-year-old son in the car when he crashed into the parked vehicle. However, the young boy was reportedly not injured after the accident.
In the state of Arizona, drunk driving and drugged driving are seen as very serious crimes, where aggravated DUI charges are often treated as felonies. A conviction for an aggravated DUI can lead to multiple years in state prison and up to 10 years of probation.
Related Resources:
- Driving Under The Influence of Prescription Drugs (FindLaw's Phoenix DUI Blog)
- Drunk Driving Down; Drugged Driving Sky High (FindLaw's Blotter Blog)
- Find a Phoenix DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
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