• Arizona Supreme Court rules driving in middle lane can be reason for traffic stop • Officer had “reasonable suspicion” to stop driver in middle lane, court says • The ruling sends the case back to a trial judge for further review

The Arizona Supreme Court is providing motorists with a new reason to keep right: Failure to do so can get you stopped and pave the way for a search of your vehicle.

In a unanimous ruling, the justices rejected claims by Asalia Alvarez-Soto that the fact she was driving in the middle lane of Interstate 10 through Pinal County was insufficient reason for Ashton Shewey, an officer with the Department of Public Safety, to pull her over. And once she was pulled over and consented to have a canine sniff around her vehicle, that means the 55 pounds of marijuana

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