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DUI - BAT Mobiles Help Cops Combat Drunk Driving

By Steven Rodriguez

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With the arrival of the summer holiday season, police started rolling out the BAT mobiles in May, preparing to combat drunk drivers and get them off the roads. BAT (Breath Alcohol Testing) mobiles are special mobile vans equipped with multiple intoxilizers, breath alcohol testing equipment, and technicians trained in their use. Throughout the summer, but particularly during the Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day weekends that seem to account for a large percentage of summer DUI arrests, police in many states set up sting operations to catch people who are driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs or driving while intoxicated (DWI). The mobile BAT units allow police to administer DUI tests in the field, process stopped motorists quickly, issue tickets immediately, and take drunk drivers off the roads before they hurt themselves or others...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on July 06, 2009 (boomark / email).