Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jun 2, 2020
Colton Groom, Appellant, vs. Director of Revenue, Respondent.
Colton Groom appealed the trial court's judgment suspending his driving privileges after he was stopped for speeding and subsequently arrested for driving while intoxicated. Groom, an underage driver, argued the trial court erred by relying on radar evidence to establish probable cause for the stop and by misapplying the law regarding a "special safeguard" for underage drivers. The Eastern District affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that probable cause for an alcohol-related arrest can develop after an initial stop, and the extensive foundation for radar evidence was not required for the administrative suspension.