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UPDATE 2/12/2020: All 203 of the breathalyzer machines that were taken out of service last month have been cleared to be used again. A criminal investigation of two of the three employees tasked ...
A court-ordered audit of the source code that powers a breathalyzer machine has uncovered serious bugs and technical deficiencies. The professional code reviewers contend that the software is far ...
The legal fight continues over breathalyzer tests in Massachusetts, with tens of thousands of drunk driving cases possibly affected. Defense attorneys are raising new questions about the machines ...
The legal challenges were filed after the state disclosed that Breathalyzer machines that were rolled out in 2011 were not properly set up by the manufacturer. District Court Judge Robert Brennan ...
which is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of police breathalyzers, failed to turn over documents that could have shown the machines provided flawed results hundreds of times over a two-year ...
LANSING, MI -- Due to reliability concerns, Michigan State Police on Jan. 10 placed every breathalyzer machine in the state out of service. By Jan. 23, 103 of the 203 machines had been tested ...
While Colorado DUI blood tests reveal the exact amount of alcohol in your bloodstream, breathalyzer machines like the Intoxilyzer 9000 estimate your blood alcohol content (BAC). Instead of ...
Most people think a breathalyzer result is the final word in a DUI case. It’s not. If cops mess up the machine, botch the test, or violate your rights, that magic number can fall apart in court.
More than 100 bars in Western Washington have installed new breathalyzer machines in recent weeks. The machines are part of a new project by a retired construction manager. Bob Brazel says his ...
It all hinges on the technicality of a breathalyzer machine used by agencies statewide. More than 10,000 people are arrested by the Washington State Patrol for a DUI each year. For a jury in a DUI ...
The ruling, written by justice Frank Gaziano said the state Office for Alcohol Testing, which oversees breathalyzer testing machines, covered up the extent of machines' problems, which "resulted ...