After a bench trial, Jeremy Shell was convicted of trafficking in cocaine. See OCGA § 16-13-31. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence of the cocaine, which was found when a law enforcement officer searched his car during a traffic stop. Because the evidence demonstrated that the officer was authorized to stop the car and to search containers found therein, we affirm. On reviewing a trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress, evidence is construed most favorably to uphold the findings and judgment and the trial court’s findings on conflicting evidence should not be disturbed if there is any evidence to support them. Tate v. State , 264 Ga. 53, 54 1 440 SE2d 646 1994. But “where the evidence is uncontroverted and no question regarding the credibility of witnesses is presented, the trial court’s application of the law to undisputed facts is subject to de novo appellate review.” Citations omitted. Vansant v. State , 264 Ga. 319, 320 1 443 SE2d 474 1994.
So construed, the evidence showed that on January 28, 2010, a law enforcement officer observed a car being driven by Shell in the center lane of Interstate 20. The speed limit was 65 miles per hour, and Shell initially was traveling at about 60 miles per hour. When Shell approached the location where the officer’s marked patrol vehicle stood, he quickly reduced his speed to about 50 miles per hour. The officer described the lane in which Shell was driving as the “tractor-trailer passing lane,” because on that portion of the highway tractor-trailers were not allowed to use the left lane. The officer testified that when he saw Shell there was a pack of cars behind him including a couple of tractor-trailers in the center lane and there were tractor-trailers and passenger cars also in the right lane and Mr. Shell’s vehicle was traveling below the speed limit. . . . As the vehicles approached, I expected him to move over and allow those faster moving tractor-trailers to pass because he was underneath the speed limit and he had ample opportunity to do so, but it didn’t happen. The officer further testified that Shell’s car
