Sober man DUI story took turn when the Result of breathalyzer test leads to custody for 64-year-old Black man. A elderly sober man was charged with DUI, and on Monday, the man who says he was a victim of a wrongful arrest is claiming that he was charged with Driving Under the Influence because he was black.
Why would a man make such an accusation? Because he not only was charged with DUI unjustly he says, but the fact that he took a breathalyzer and blew 0.00 and still was hauled off to the police station has a lot to do with it.
According to Thorton, he was pulled over by police, and when the officer came to his car door, he accused the older man of being under the influence.
"'An officer walked up and he said 'I can tell you're driving DUI by looking in your eyes.' I take my glasses off and he says, 'You've got bloodshot eyes,’ says Thorton, recalling the story.
That’s when the officer insisted that Thorton take a breathalyzer test. Thorton obliged, and passed with flying colors, because the test came up as 0.00.
According to Thorton himself, he knows the reason the test came up with triple zeros: he hadn’t had a drink that night.
But apparently, the officer didn’t care. The officer insisted that Thorton was under the influence because he looked drunk, as opposed to being genuinely under the influence based on the breathalyzer.
Thorton says he was arrested and taken to the police station, where more tests were formed. At the end of the day, Thorton blames racism rather than alcohol.
"It was driving while black. I just don't want any of this to happen to somebody else."
For more on the sober man DUI story, return to this column.
Why would a man make such an accusation? Because he not only was charged with DUI unjustly he says, but the fact that he took a breathalyzer and blew 0.00 and still was hauled off to the police station has a lot to do with it.
According to Thorton, he was pulled over by police, and when the officer came to his car door, he accused the older man of being under the influence.
"'An officer walked up and he said 'I can tell you're driving DUI by looking in your eyes.' I take my glasses off and he says, 'You've got bloodshot eyes,’ says Thorton, recalling the story.
That’s when the officer insisted that Thorton take a breathalyzer test. Thorton obliged, and passed with flying colors, because the test came up as 0.00.
According to Thorton himself, he knows the reason the test came up with triple zeros: he hadn’t had a drink that night.
But apparently, the officer didn’t care. The officer insisted that Thorton was under the influence because he looked drunk, as opposed to being genuinely under the influence based on the breathalyzer.
Thorton says he was arrested and taken to the police station, where more tests were formed. At the end of the day, Thorton blames racism rather than alcohol.
"It was driving while black. I just don't want any of this to happen to somebody else."
For more on the sober man DUI story, return to this column.