I was pulled over in Venango County in Pennsylvania for throwing a cigarette out of my car window about a mile or so from where I got pulled over. The officer asked if I been drinking and I said I had a couple drinks and that was it. The officer then asked me to step out of the car and perform a field test. I did the tests and passed them to the beat of my knowledge. He did not state to me whether I passed or failed. He then proceeded to have me do a breathalyzer, which came out as .102. I was then arrested and Aiken to the station for paperwork. They said I was arrested but never read me my rights. They also searched the vehicle without asking for permission to search.
Nothing unusual. You don't have your rights read unless you are interrogated. You have no right to a breathalyzer at the scene, all they give is a PBT at the scene which is a mini, unofficial breathalyzer.
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