Client is driving a close friend and another acquaintance. Friend is highly intoxicated and opens door of pickup truck without warning, falls to street and suffers life threatening injuries. Due to rural, secluded location client attempts to drive friend to hospital but is stopped by responding police and removed from vehicle at gun-point. After friend is transported to hospital by med flight, client admits to police that he drank “one beer”. Police allege client failed field sobriety tests and charge him with OUI Causing Serious Bodily Injury. Defense obtains directed verdict on Serious Bodily Injury element as there is no evidence that defendant caused victim to fall from truck. Jury returns not guilty verdict on remaining OUI charge.