Classic Why Nazis Drug Recognition Experts Police say they can tell if you are too high to drive. Critics call it ‘utter nonsense’
- Updated: Oct. 29, 2024, 8:19 a.m.
Haley Butler-Moore worried that she would lose her job as a nurse after police in Colorado arrested her and handed her over to a Drug Recognition Expert. DRE's are specially trained to decide who ingested exactly which drugs based on a 12-step collection of clues gathered by staring into suspects’ eyes, pinching their muscles, taking their blood pressure and watching closely how they walk and talk and balance. Steven St. John
By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com and Gus Burns | fburns@mlive.com
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Haley Butler-Moore sped up to pass a semi on the highway when she suddenly saw the police lights.
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