Can 911 DUI Reporting be Abused?
Although this tactic may be legal, it raises significant questions and appears to be wide open for abuse. For instance, an individual who falsely reports his or her former spouse for drunk driving when in fact, the accused was not impaired but simply driving home after dropping off the kids. At this point, it’s also not clear what ramifications, if any, will be imposed upon the individual who contacts law enforcement and makes a false or unsubstantiated claim alleging a driver is under the influence, as the tipster’s own identification and license plate (or sobriety, for that matter) is not reported to be at question. It is not yet clear what happens to San Diego drivers who have been “tipped off” but not stopped (caught up with), although in some counties the suspect will receive a letter in the mail advising them there has been a report they were drunk driving to serve as a warning. If DUI Emergency Reporting stems from an ulterior agenda or simple revenge, or an infraction such as t
