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Woman, 60, ruled too old for DUI test

PULASKI, Pa. — An Ohio woman’s DUI charge was tossed out by a Pennsylvania judge who says the woman was too old to submit to a field sobriety test she failed after being involved in a collision last year.

Lawrence County Common Pleas Judge Dominick Motto last month dismissed the charges against 60-year-old Danniel Weaver, of Youngstown.

WTAE-TV reports Weaver had just been involved in a crash in Pulaski Township in February 2010 when she was asked to perform four field sobriety tests. Weaver, then 59, passed three tests but failed one that required her to stand on one leg.

The station reports the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration doesn’t recommend the one-leg test for motorists 60 or older.

The judge said Weaver’s age plus the recent crash made the test unreasonable.

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