Originally Posted by Roughstuff
She refused a breathalyzer test--that doesn't mean she was drunk any more than one who take the Fifth Amendment is automatically guilty.
roughstuff
Actually it is a crime in Pennsylvania to refuse to take a breath or blood test. I got the following quote from a lawyer's site who specializes in drunk-driving cases:
Implied Consent means that anyone driving a motor vehicle on the roadways of Pennsylvania consents to the breath test in advance. If you refuse to take the test you automatically lose your drivers license for 12 months. You won't change things by remaining silent either. In Pennsylvania, when an officer asks a motorist to take a breath test, any response other than an unqualified "yes" is deemed to be a refusal.