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In a ruling Monday, District Court Judge Robert Brennan found that concerns raised about the accuracy of the tests and their management by the Massachusetts Office of Alcohol Testing (OAT) were significant enough to pause their use in court as evidence.
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You notice a driver weaving in and out of traffic, so you signal with lights and siren for him to pull over. He definitely seems out of sorts, so you conduct the standardized field sobriety tests, which he fails. But when you administer a breath test, his blood alcohol content (BAC) is way below the legal limit for alcohol–despite his clearly exhibiting signs of being under the influence. What you have here is most likely a case of "drug driving."
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AK GlobalTech, a full-service breathalyzer company, has announced the release of its AlcoMate Revo. Combining the revolutionary innovation of PRISM technology with advanced, fuel-cell precision, the AlcoMate Revo breathalyzer offers reliability, convenience, and accuracy.
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Lifeloc Technologies' new EasyCal automates routine breathalyzer calibration and compliance-based verification checks and record keeping.
Read More →A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial NYPD policy requiring officers who've fired their guns to immediately take a sobriety test. The police union and the PBA challenged the policy.
Read More →The Alcohawk Elite from Q3 Innovations features a new temperature sensor to ensure optimal testing temperatures, and a blue LCD panel to display blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels. The breathalyzer also comes with an electronic airflow sensor and a sample concentration sensor to guarantee consistent BAC levels through the entire sample.
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