Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title32 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC. |
Chapter5. REGULATION OF OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, ETC., GENERALLY. |
Article8. Driving Under Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Narcotic Drugs. |
Division1. General Provisions. |
§32-5-171. Arrest without warrant.
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A uniformed police officer, state trooper, county sheriff, or his or her deputy or member of a municipal police force may arrest, at the scene of a traffic accident, any driver of a vehicle involved in the accident if upon personal investigation, including information from eyewitnesses, the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person by violating Section 32-5A-191 contributed to the accident. He or she may arrest such a person without a warrant although he or she did not personally see the violation.