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Falsifications of Breathalyzer Records Continue

By Lawrence Taylor

A few days ago I posted about a state breathalyzer inspector who was "fixing" machines in Miami-Dade County by simply deleting evidence of malfunctions. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement fired her — but not until after she had cast doubt on as many as 10,000 DUI convictions .  See How to Prove Breathalyzer Accuracy: Falsify the Records.  I concluded the post with the comment, "Do you really think this only happens in Miami?"…. Thousands of DWI Cases Put in Jeopardy Inspector faked her checks of devices that test breath, DPS says Houston, TX.  Oct. 25  -  Thousands of drunken-driving cases in the Houston area could be dismissed because of an inspector of alcohol breath test machines who didn’t conduct the examinations she claimed to have completed...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on October 25, 2008 (boomark / email).