On 7 April, 2022, Colorado mechanic Derrick Groves was driving home and glanced down at his phone for an incoming call, causing him to lose control of his Tesla . The car went skidding over a highway embankment and down a small hill. But that wasn’t when things really got out of control.
Fort Collins police arrived on scene and grilled Mr Groves about whether he had been drinking or using drugs. He hadn’t. He submitted to a blood test on scene, knowing it wouldn’t turn up any evidence of intoxication. Still, an officer wrote in a report that “I observed Groves had blood-shot, glassy eyes, and his pupils appeared to be different sizes," and Mr Groves was charged with a DUI.
