Walk-and-Turn Test

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For a failed walk-and-turn test, you could be looking at jail, fines, alcohol education courses, community service, and a lifelong criminal record. Against these grim prospects, you can find the powerful defense you need at Willis Law Firm, an Atlanta firm with one of the best DUI defense track records in all of Georgia. Don’t hesitate to find out what an awarded legal advocate can do for you.

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What is the Walk-and-Turn Test?

In this type of field sobriety evaluation, an officer will explain that you need to take nine heel-to-toe steps in a forward direction before turning with a specific type of pivot, one that the officer will demonstrate beforehand. Then you’ll need to take another nine heel-to-toe steps, counting out each step.

If a driver shows the following, this could lead to a DUI arrest:

• Poor balance
• Miscounting
• Pivoting differently
• Deviating from a straight line

There are many other reasons someone can fail a walk-and-turn test, reasons that don’t involve alcohol or drugs. After all, you may have been taking this crucial test while you blinked from the glare of intimidating police lights, on a busy road, with bad road conditions: you could have failed due to nerves alone. Any lack of coordination, weight issues, or even your age can affect the outcome of a field sobriety test.