The Third District Court of Appeals of California ruled that police are not required to seize and hold a vehicle of a motorist accused (but not convicted) of driving under the influence or driving while having a suspended license.
See the Third District Court of Appeals of California’s Ruling
The decision by the three judge panel involves a case filed against two California Highway Patrol officers. The CHP officers arrested Scott St. Pierre for California DUI and driving with a suspended license, after a minor traffic accident. Later in the day, police released St. Pierre and allowed his mother to retrieve his impounded car. Hours later St. Pierre was involved in an accident that killed Jerry Walker. Relatives of Walker sued the California Highway Patrol, saying that the CHP officer
