It sometimes happens that being pulled over for a minor traffic infraction can lead to being charged with something more serious. Recently, a woman in Niagara Falls was pulled over for failing to signal a turn. According to the Buffalo News, the woman was driving with a revoked license for a prior DWI conviction and had open beer cans in the back seat of her car. She failed the Field Sobriety Tests administered to her and was then charged with several DWI-related offenses, as well as failure to use a turn signal, which was why she was initially pulled over. Read this blog post to learn more about New York’s Open Container Law, as well as how minor traffic infractions like those described here can lead to more serious charges and how an attorney can help.
