An investigation by 5 Eyewitness News in Minnesota found evidence to suggest there are plenty of questions surrounding the reliability of the breathalyzers used by more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the state. KSTP also uncovered court rulings by four judges in three different counties ordering the manufacturer of a specific type of breathalyzer […]
5 Reasons Your Breathalyzer Test May Be Wrong
A breathalyzer isn’t the perfect system to measure blood alcohol content. Police know this, the prosecution knows this and the courts know this, and they are all hoping that you and your defense team don’t know this. In fact, there are a number of different ways that your breathalyzer results may be faulty or invalid. […]
Can A Breathalyzer Be Wrong?
In the future we will almost certainly have a more reliable way to determine a person’s blood alcohol content via a breath test, but for now we rely on a breathalyzer. These machines are an inexact science, yet they often play a significant role in how a DUI case plays out. This is problematic, because […]
