Woman calls 911 for help, is accused of DUI and Groped

On July 25, 2016 Amanda Houghton called police for help after she was rear-ended at a stoplight. She expected Layton City officers would help her, but instead she was arrested for DUI and subjected to a body search that left her feeling violated. The arrest was recorded by a police camera.

“I was shocked. Who arrests a sober person for DUI?” she said.

She failed a field sobriety test but says it was because she was shaken after being hit at about 30 miles per hour. Her car was totaled after the crash.

Houghton is also upset that after she was put in handcuffs, the officer searched around her breasts to check for drugs or weapons.

She is now pursuing legal action against the city of Layton. At the same time, has to worry about the DUI and resisting arrest charges that have not been dropped, despite the fact that blood tests -- one done by police, the other by the hospital -- showed she had no drugs or alcohol in her system.

Her criminal defense attorney, Jonathan Nish, said he filed a request for the court to throw out the DUI charge.

“I don’t’ believe they should have administered the field sobriety tests at all in this case,” he said.

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