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Why can’t a law enforcement officer call someone to pick the person up or just take them home if they have not been involved in a crash or are drunk/impaired?

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Why can’t a law enforcement officer call someone to pick the person up or just take them home if they have not been involved in a crash or are drunk/impaired?

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Officers are required by law to arrest whenever they encounter an impaired individual that has been operating a vehicle. There are several examples from years ago, of people turning around and suing an officer that had given the person a ’break’ after they were involved in a crash.