Tennessee DUI Charge Reduced to Reckless Driving

     Defendand was charged under Tennessee Dui law as a first time offender.  The police report stated that the defendant was stopped for speeding 55 mph in a 40 mph zone.  Once the lights and sirens came on, the defendant was slow to respond and traveled approximately 1/2 mile.  Upon contact, the defendant had slurred speech, trouble locating his license, obvious odor of alcohol, admitted to two beers, failed all field sobriety tests, and recorded a .11 on his blood test.

   A successful plea agreement was reached where the defendant plead gulty to a subsitute charge of reckless driving and did not lose his license.  Case No. 07-027.