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NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,and  DavidH.Welles,J.,joined.  BryanH._Hoss_,LeeDavis,andDavidW.Wallace,Chattanooga,Tennessee,fortheappellant,Kevin ` D._Guffey_. L  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;DavidH._Findley_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; $"t! WilliamH.Cox,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andMarySullivanMoore,AssistantDistrictAttorney #`" General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. #L# 8 @@OO& OPINION # XXX)g #XX)X  %$!%  I.FactualBackground  &"&     Atthesuppressionhearing,_Soddy_ԄDaisyPoliceOfficerJerryWorkmantestifiedthatinthe (#( earlymorninghoursofJanuary1,2001,hewason _DUI_Ԁpatrol.Hetestifiedthatheparkedhis )$) patrolcarontheshoulderofthenorthboundlaneofHighway27,approximatelyonemilefromthe p*%* MorrisonSpringsRoadexit.OfficerWorkmanrelatedthatshortlyaftermidnight, avehicleinthe \+&+  farrightlane,closetothe[shoulder]whereIwas[parked],almosthitmypatrolcar.Officer H,', _Workmantestifiedthatthevehicleproceedednorthandhe startedtakingoffafterit.Officer  Workmanexplained,   8  8`   Thisparticularcarcrossedoverintotheshoulderoftheroadagain,  halfofthecardid.Bluelights,sirenwasactivated.Thevehicle t failedtostop.Iradioedin....[T]heothercarsthatwereworking ` thisDUIprogramcameandseveralofficerswasattheendoftheexit L  rampandblockedthecarinonMorrisonSpringsRoad.8 ` x` x   Oncrossexamination,OfficerWorkmanacknowledgedthattheareawherehehadparked  ` onthesideoftheroadwas verydark,andhispatrolcarwasnotvisibletooncomingtraffic.The  L  officerfurtherconcededthattheshoulderoftheroadatthatlocationwasapproximately apatrol  8  carwidthwide.However,OfficerWorkmanreiteratedthattheappellantsvehiclealmoststruck $  hispatrolcar,crossedoverthesolidlineontotheshoulderinfrontofOfficerWorkmanspatrolcar,   andfailedtostopwhenOfficerWorkmanactivatedhisbluelightsandsiren.     Basedupontheforegoing,thetrialcourtdeniedtheappellantsmotiontosuppress,stating,   8  8`   Fromthetestimonyoftheofficer,hereishowIheardthefacts. p [OfficerWorkman]wassittingoverinthedark,offontheshoulder, \ andthe[appellant]cameby,crossedovertheshoulderline.[Officer H Workman]saw[theappellantcrossovertheshoulder]twomore 4 timesbefore[reaching]theexitramp.ThewayItooktheproofwas  p atleasthesawitonemoretimealmostimmediatelyandthen  \ activatedhisbluelights....Ifindthereisreasonableandarticulable H suspicionfor[OfficerWorkman]toactivatehisbluelightsandIfind 4 thatswhenthestopoccurred....Motiontosuppressisoverruled. ` x` x   Uponthetrialcourtsdenialofhismotiontosuppress,theappellantpledguiltytoDUI.  Tenn.CodeAnn.5510401(1998).Thereafter,thetrialcourtsentencedtheappellanttoeleven  monthsandtwentyninedaysinthecountyworkhouse,tobesuspendedafterserviceoffortyeight  hours# XXX) #XX)X ,andimposedafineofthreehundredsixtydollars($360)# XXX)#XX)X .Thetrialcourtalsosuspendedthe l appellantsdriverslicenseforoneyearandorderedtheappellanttoattend DUIschool.Pursuant X  tothepleaagreement,theappellantreservedtherighttoappealacertifiedquestionoflaw D! challengingthetrialcourtsdenialofhismotiontosuppress.SeeTenn.R.Crim.P.37(b)(2)(i).On 0"  appeal,theappellantcontendsthat therewasnoreasonableorarticulablesuspiciontostopthe #l! [appellants]car. $X"    II.Analysis  %0!$     Thetrialcourtsfindingsoffactinasuppressionhearingwillbeupheldonappealunlessthe '#& evidencepreponderatesagainstthosefindings.Statev.Odom,928S.W.2d18,23(Tenn.1996). (#' 8  8`   Questionsofcredibilityofthewitnesses,theweightandvalueofthe )$( evidence,andresolutionofconflictsintheevidencearematters |*%) entrustedtothetrialjudgeasthetrieroffact.Thepartyprevailingin h+&* thetrialcourtisentitledtothestrongestlegitimateviewofthe  evidenceadducedatthesuppressionhearingaswellasallreasonable  andlegitimateinferencesthatmaybedrawnfromthatevidence.` x` x Id.However,theapplicationofthelawtothetrialcourtsfindingsoffactisaquestionoflaw t subjecttodenovoreview.Statev.Yeargan,958S.W.2d626,629(Tenn.1997). `   BoththeFourthAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitutionandArticle1,section7ofthe 8  TennesseeConstitutionprohibitunreasonablesearchesandseizuresbylawenforcementofficers. $ t ThepurposeoftheFourthAmendmentandArticle1,section7isto safeguardtheprivacyand  ` securityofindividualsagainstarbitraryinvasionsofgovernmentofficials.Statev.Munn,56  L  S.W.3d486,494(Tenn.2001)(quotingStatev.Bridges,963S.W.2d487,490(Tenn.1997));see  8  alsoStatev.Downey,945S.W.2d102,106(Tenn.1997).Underbothconstitutions, awarrantless $  searchorseizureispresumedunreasonable,andevidencediscoveredasaresultthereofissubject   tosuppressionunlesstheStatedemonstratesthatthesearchorseizurewasconductedpursuantto   oneofthenarrowlydefinedexceptionstothewarrantrequirement.Statev.Binette,33S.W.3d   215,218(Tenn.2000)(quotingYeargan,958S.W.2dat629);seealsoCoolidgev.NewHampshire,   403U.S.443,45455,91S.Ct.2022,2032(1971). p   Onesuchexceptiontothewarrantrequirementexistswhenalawenforcementofficer H conductsaninvestigatorystopbaseduponareasonablesuspicionsupportedbyspecificand 4 articulablefactsthatacriminaloffensehasbeenorisabouttobecommitted.Terryv.Ohio,392  p U.S.1,21,88S.Ct.1868,1880(1968);seealsoStatev.Keith,978S.W.2d861,865(Tenn.1998).  \ Oursupremecourthasheldthat uponturningonthebluelightsofavehicle,apoliceofficerhas H clearlyinitiatedastopandhasseizedthesubjectofthestopwithinthemeaningoftheFourth 4 AmendmentoftheFederalConstitutionandArticleI,section7oftheTennesseeConstitution.   Binette,33S.W.3dat218(citingStatev.Pulley,863S.W.2d29,30(Tenn.1993)).Thus,inorder   fortheinvestigatorystopoftheappellantsvehicletohavebeenconstitutionallyvalid,atthetime  OfficerWorkmanactivatedhispatrolcarsblueslights,theofficermusthavehadareasonable  suspicion,supportedbyspecificandarticulablefacts,thatacriminaloffensehadbeenorwasabout  tobecommitted.Id.Whenevaluatingwhetherapoliceofficersreasonablesuspicionissupported l byspecificandarticulablefacts,acourtmustconsiderthetotalityofthecircumstancessurrounding X  thestop.Watkins,827S.W.2dat294.# XXX)3#XX)X  D!   Onappeal,theappellantcontendsthatatthetimeOfficerWorkmanactivatedthebluelights, #l!  therewasnoreasonableorarticulablesuspiciontostopthe[appellants]car.Wedisagree.As $X" previouslynoted,OfficerWorkmantestifiedatthesuppressionhearingthathewasparkedonthe $D # shoulderofHighway27when avehicleinthefarrightlane,closetothe[shoulder]whereIwas %0!$ setting[sic],almosthitmypatrolcar.OfficerWorkmanfurthertestified, &"% 8  8`   The[vehicle]proceedednorth.AsIstartedtakingoffafterit,Ikept '#& itinsightbecausetherewasoneothercarontheroadway.This (#' particularcarcrossedoverintotheshoulderoftheroadagain,halfof )$( thecardid.Bluelights,sirenwasactivated.|*%)` x` x # XXX).#XX)X  h+&*   Oursupremecourthaspreviouslyobservedthat [t]henumberoftimesthatavehicle  touchesthecenterlineordriftswithinalaneisnotdispositiveofwhetherreasonablesuspicion  existedtovalidateatrafficstop.Rather,...acourtmustconsiderthetotalityofthecircumstances  indeterminingwhetherreasonablesuspicionwaspresentatthetimeastopwasinitiated.Statev. t Garcia,__S.W.3d__(Tenn.2003),No.M200001760SCR11CD,2003Tenn.LEXIS856,at ` **2425(Nashville,Oct.1,2003)(citingBinette,33S.W.3dat219).Moreover,thiscourthas L  refusedtofindthatanofficerhadreasonablesuspiciontostopadriverwhosedrivingwasfoundnot 8  tobeerraticorimproperandwhichhadnotcausedahazardtoothervehicles.Statev.Smith,21 $ t S.W.3d251,258(Tenn.Crim.App.1999)# XXX)3#XX)X .However,intheinstantcase,OfficerWorkmantestified  ` thatpriortotheactivationofthebluelights,heobservedtheappellantsvehiclenearlystrikehis  L  patrolcarandthencross halfwayontotheshoulderofthehighway.Thus,theappellantsdriving  8  wasbotherraticanddangerous,nearlycausinganaccident.Baseduponthesefacts,weconclude $  thatOfficerWorkmanwasjustifiedinstoppingtheappellantsvehicle.Thetrialcourtdidnoterr   indenyingtheappellantsmotiontosuppress.      III.Conclusion        Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. \ # XXX)d7#XX)X    `     h     ___________________________________ H    `     h     NORMAMcGEEOGLE,JUDGE