State v. Driver (DUI Stop Constitutionality)

A driver was stopped by police after another motorist reported erratic driving, and the officer subsequently arrested the driver for driving while intoxicated based on the driver's slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and failure of field sobriety tests, leading to a challenge of the constitutionality of the initial stop. The court held that the stop was justified because the tip provided by the reporting motorist, detailing specific erratic driving behavior, provided sufficient indicia of reliability and suggested an immediate public safety risk, thus meeting the standard for reasonable suspicion necessary to initiate a traffic stop.