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Sep 26, 2012

D.C. to Resume Use of Breathalyzers

D.C. will resume breath tests on suspected drunk drivers this week, after almost two years of not using them due to calibration problems and faulty readings.

Jun 01, 2011

The Bright Side of Breathalyzer Failures

Today, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary is holding a hearing on the city’s issues with Breathalyzers. If you’ll recall, the city’s stopped using the alcohol monitors in February after it was discovered that they had been poorly calibrated for years.

Feb 17, 2011

Whistleblower Says “Hundreds” Were Arrested Based On Faulty Breath Analysis

While we’re on the subject of transportation for drunk people, here’s some interesting testimony from Ilmar Paegle, the man who was, until recently, in charge of overseeing the accuracy of breathalyzers used by the District’s police. According to a WTTG report, Paegle claims that “hundreds of people have gone to jail based on faulty information that went undetected for years.” Yeah, that sounds bad. In coordination with the D.C. Attorney General, the police department has…

 
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