Regular drinker has virtually no effect on BAC. As a former defense attorney I worked directly with DUI charges in over 1000 cases. With 2 glasses of wine (in 1 hour) I would NOT take the chance. Or with 2 beers (in 1 hour). Or with one ‘stiff’ bar drink in 1 hour. We here in AZ boast? the most stringent DUI laws in the country due mainly to a very active MADD group.
In my dealings with these idiots, I have found them to be even more radical than the tree-hugging faction by far. Totally irrational and out for blood. Most claim (often falsely) that they ‘had a daughter/son killed by a drunk’. In many cases the drunk was the kid driving their car who was as drunk as the family member killed. In some cases the drunk got drunk at the MADD mother's home and sometimes with their knowledge.
It seems that they are on a guilt trip and trying their damndest to transfer that to others.
I have had clients who were drunk but were broadsided by a sober idiot. Of course the fact that the sober kid caused the wreck is of no consequence.
I have serious questions about the current IR5000 breath test machine and if I was to take one, I would demand to see ALL calibration and performance records from both before and after mine.
As to blood testing, that is almost foolproof IF the chain of custody is clean. Very Happy New Year, everyone.
You are correct. I don’t know what I was thinking when I typed that . . . but I have been drinking, and enough to only walk past my car as I get another beer from the garage. (It’s 16F outside).
That happens when a drunk runs a red light. Two girls in my German class, Jackie Brower and Donna Cole, were killed by drunk drivers in my senior year in high school. Head on collisions in both cases. Separate accidents. They were passengers in both cases. The driver of their respective vehicles was sober.
Thank you for posting this.
I have serious questions about the current IR5000 breath test machine and if I was to take one, I would demand to see ALL calibration and performance records from both before and after mine.But according to the article, in most states you can't make that demand in front of a jury and certainly most judges aren't going to give a damn.
In many cases the drunk was the kid driving their car who was as drunk as the family member killed. In some cases the drunk got drunk at the MADD mother's home and sometimes with their knowledge.Interesting. Thanks for pointing that out.