Sobriety issues topic for monthly MS support group at Swedish

Two officers from the Issaquah Police Department will join a prominent criminal defense attorney to discuss the rights people with disabilities have when pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the regular meeting of an multiple sclerosis support group July 9.

 

Two officers from the Issaquah Police Department will join a prominent criminal defense attorney to discuss the rights people with disabilities have when pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the regular meeting of an multiple sclerosis support group July 9.

The legalization of marijuana and roadside sobriety tests will be just two of the topics on the agenda at the monthly meeting of the No Whiners next month. The 90-minute meeting starts promptly at 9:30 a.m. in the second floor conference center at the Swedish Hospital in the Issaquah Highlands.

“Police stops for drivers suspected of DUI take on an entirely different meaning for people who would probably not be able to pass a field sobriety test under the best of circumstances,” said attorney Carrie Bixel of the Bixel Law Firm in Renton.

The meeting is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

The No Whiners meet on the second Wednesday of every month in the second floor conference center at the Swedish campus located at 751 N.E. Blakely Drive. For more information on the No Whiners, contact Gregg Robinson with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at gregg.robinson@nmss.org.