District Attorney David Soares just announced a new policy regarding plea bargains in drunk driving cases.
Soares told the press that he will crack down on people who refuse to take the chemical test. Soares says those who refuse the test will not be able to get a plea bargain that reduces their charges from DWI down to a driving while ability impaired.
He says his DWI prosecutors are seeing more suspects refusing the tests in beliefs that it will help make it harder to convict them.
Opposition to the policy says this is “one size fits all justice” and that it doesn’t leave room for extenuating circumstances. They also question the timing of the announcement.
