Oregon v. Okey

On July 8, 1990, at about 12:30 a.m., Oregon State Trooper Gregory saw defendant leaving a social event held at the Philomath rodeo grounds. Trooper Gregory noticed that defendant was having trouble walking. After he watched defendant drive away in a pickup truck, make wide turns, and fail to react promptly to a green traffic light, Trooper Gregory stopped defendant. Trooper Gregory smelled alcohol and saw a number of empty beer cans in the back of the pickup truck. Defendant had trouble removing his drivers license from his wallet and could not find his vehicle registration. Defendant admitted to having consumed about four to six beers between 3 p.m. and midnight.