If an intoxicated driver switches seats with a passenger prior to an officer reaching the vehicle, then technically the new “passenger” can be charged with DUI. Consider, for example, a situation when Mark and his girlfriend, Kim, are both in a car. Mark is driving while intoxicated. Kim is sober and is the passenger. Mark sees police sirens in the rear-view mirror and pulls the auto to the side of the road. Prior to the moment when the officer reaches the vehicle, Mark, trying to avoid a DUI charge, switches seats with Kim and becomes the new passenger. Here, it is likely that the officer will see what is taking place in the car and still charge Mark with DUI, even though he is sitting in the passenger seat.