Blood alcohol testing (BAC) technology continues to improve in the fight to curb drunk driving and to better identify individuals who are driving while intoxicated. Among one of the most interesting DWI law-related technological topics involves the use of infrared technology.
The Tostito Alcohol detecting Bag in time for Super Bowl is a unique and mind-bending idea. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), Uber, and Frito-Lay have gathered forces to produce a Tostito “Party Safe” bag equipped with technology which detects alcohol on a person’s breath. Then, after detecting alcohol, an Uber discount code and a phone connect put you in a safe ride home from your Super Bowl party.
Drunk Driving and Auto-Brewery Syndrome is a farfetched idea for many people, including family, doctors and police officers. Imagine a police officer pulling someone over for drunk driving and the offender is legally drunk. The driver swears he never touched a drop of alcohol. Believe it or not, it is possible and has happened. How is this possible? Is there a possibility that someone is drunk driving and Auto-Brewery Syndrome is their medical reason?
There are ample news stories and studies with respect to drunk and drugged driving; however, driving while drowsy is just as dangerous as drunk driving.
In a December 29, 2016 decision, Minnesota Judge Jacqueline Regis of the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling that will temporarily prevent ignition interlock devices from being installed in the cars of those accused or convicted of DUI in Minnesota. At issue was the fact the interlock devices approved for use by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety were capable of GPS tracking, which raises serious privacy concerns.
The media is rife with news and information regarding drunk and drugged driving topics. Attracting increased attention is the volume of drunk drivers who drive the wrong way on highways.
In a recent high-profile story (and, of course, in California), a man is fighting charges of driving under the influence of caffeine.
On 5 December, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held in State of Minnesota v. Gregory Allen Olson, File No. 69HI-CR-14-823 (5 December 2016) that it is not considered a terroristic threat if an individual expresses hope that a Minnesota state trooper gets shot.
As MN lawmakers move to block GPS trackers on interlock devices we must question why GPS is necessary on a vehicle which already requires the owner to use a breathalyzer before driving anywhere. There are a number of reasons we should consider GPS trackers on the interlock devices. You must consider who is being targeted and why. Are the constitutional rights of people being violated? Let’s address the issue of GPS on these devices from a legal, ethical, privacy and constitutional view.
Police pull over a DUI suspect and administer a breathalyzer test. The driver blows into the machine, and the results show a .1% BAC level—just above the legal limit of .08%. Many people assume that when this situation occurs it is an open and shut case leading to a conviction against the driver. This isn’t necessarily true.
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