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Any Phoenix, Arizona DUI Attorney will tell you that DUI physical signs of impairment also referred to as signs after a stop are another of four major evidence categories that Arizona can use as evidence for an Arizona DUI arrest. The first category covered previously was DUI driving impairments Signs after a stop are those red flags, if observed by an Arizona police officer, will result in them being suspicious of drunk driving or chemical impairment.

Below is a list of "signs after a stop" that have proven to be highly consistent with those who have been found to be drunk driving, or are impaired due to chemicals or alcohol:

*Not in any particular order of priority, or chronology of events.

• Difficulty exiting the vehicle
  
• Bloodshot, red, watery, and/or drowsy eyes
  
• Red or flushed face
  
• Clothing soiled or disheveled
  
• Fumbling or inability to find driver's license or registration
  
• Repeating questions or comments
  
• Swaying, instability, or balance problems
  
• Leaning on the vehicle, other object, or person, difficulty standing
  
• Slurred or unusually slow speech
  
• Inappropriate Laughter or behavior
  
• Providing incomplete or irrational phrases and sentences
  
• Slow or inability to answer officers questions
  
• Provides incorrect information and or changing of answers
  
• Officer required to repeat questions due to unresponsiveness
  
• Unusually Nervous
  
• Disoriented or Confused
  
• Disrespectful, argumentative or combative
  
• Odor of alcoholic beverage from the driver, or in vehicle
  
• Staggering
  
• Difficulty or poor navigation in operating the vehicle controls
  

Interestingly, some of these signs are also symptoms of fatigue, exhaustion from work, overdriving, lack of sleep or other similar reasons, in absence of alcohol or chemical use. That does not prevent the police officer from stopping or pursuing the testing of DUI. This is many times used as an Arizona DUI Defense, which will be discussed in a future blog in greater detail about Arizona DUI defenses. Stay with us as discuss Phoenix DUI laws, charges, arrests, penalties, fines and other Arizona DUI information.

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