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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Police in Hawaii accused of arresting sober drivers to meet DUI quota: ‘I was pretty scared, pretty terrified’

Ammon Fepuleai agreed to a breathalyzer test and blew a 0.00, but he was arrested anyway - (HNN)

When Sarah Poppinga was pulled over for a broken tail light after a night out in Honolulu and offered a field sobriety test, she wasn't worried – she hadn't been drinking.

But police still arrested her, took her to the station and given a breathalyzer, which registered 0.00 for alcohol. She was released, but the ordeal was traumatizing, she said.

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