During the roadside tests, he blamed everything except himself. He claimed the road was crooked, his shoes affected his balance, and the darkness made the instructions difficult, but the officer recognized the signs immediately.
When the officer gave him one final test, he answered with a clever sentence about green, pink, and yellow. He felt proud of his response, but it could not hide the truth about his condition.
As the handcuffs closed, the joking stopped. The empty road remained silent while he finally realized that confidence and excuses could not protect him from the consequences of driving while impaired.