Blown Breathalyzer Testing

Breathalyzer testing used in and around Washington D.C. has resulted in approximately 400 Driving While Intoxicated convictions since late 2008 based on faulty technology according to a report at the Washington Post.  Quite a few of these drivers went to jail.  According to the Post article these Breathalyzer machines often registered inaccurate readings 20% higher than appropriate. 

As I noted in a post recently there is a problem with basing convictions for traffic violations--like speeding, on police officer testimony, only.  Cleveland.com is reporting on a bipartisan legislative effort to reverse an Ohio Supreme Court decision that held a police officer's testimony alone is adequate to convict a driver of speeding. 

The lesson behind these reports is:  when in legal peril, . . . get a lawyer.