The PBS Investigative news show Frontline reveals that many of the law enforcement forensic sciences like fingerprint analysis are not in fact science after all despite but rather analytic guesswork subject to human bias. Click the link for more information.  Read full post »

A Fulton County jury awarded a Plaintiff $5.4 million dollars after his blood was negligently drawn by a phlebotomist.  Read the story.  This raises the issue of what will happen to County Liability when police agencies begin enforcing forced blood draws in DUI cases. 
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Senate Bill 13 aims to make a second DUI with a child in the car a felony.  The bill was stalled in committee due to technical problems.  The problem with a bill like this is what defines a DUI.  Is it a single transaction or occurrence or every child in the… Read full post »

A Florida woman who was pulled over for DUI blamed her large breasts for her poor performance on DUI field sobriety tests.  NHTSA confirm that being 50 pounds over weight can negatively affect DUI field sobriety tests. Read the story. Read full post »

A new Georgia Bill proposes to clear the criminal records of first time DUI offenders after 5 years so they are not saddled with a career crushing criminal record for an inadvertent mistake. This bill which would make Georgia's law on criminal record more in line with/…

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After a False Arrest for DUI by an Oregon County Commissioner, he seeks to change field tests for drivers over 65 years of age as the standardized DUI Field test are unfair.  On the way home from a workout at the gym, the County Commissioner was pulled over by police for… Read full post »

Think a DUI arrest will cost you about $1000 if you just plead guilty without a lawyer. Think again. ABC action news reports that a DUI arrest can top $10,000 with a plea including jail time and a lifetime criminal record following you on every application for school and job… Read full post »

(ATLANTA) The Georgia Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) announced the release of a new cell phone App which will locate a sober ride for New Year's Eve Revelers . 

Operation Zero Tolerance (OZT) will be in full affect from Dec. 16, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012.  Local Police… Read full post »

The Newnan Times-Herald reported today about the new Anti-DUI campaign being put out by the State titled "Did you know?"  It will provide shocking tidbits on billboards across Georgia informing motorist about the consequences of DUI. Read the Article.  Read full post »

Atlanta Police Officer John Chafee was rear-ended by a DUI driver on December 24, 2011 at 3 am while writing a ticket. There were no serious injuries.  One officer reported an injured knee.  Read the story.   Read full post »

Douglas County and Georgia State Patrol DUI Officers have started refusing to take no for answer in DUI cases.  Both agencies have adopted a police of obtaining a warrant in DUI cases where the driver refuses to provide a breath or blood sample.  This is a new policy direction for both… Read full post »

  BreathalEyes is an iphone app that   detects jerking in the eye using the iPhone camera and analyzes the eyes jerking using the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus field sobriety tests and estimates your blood alcohol ranging between .02 -.17. Read the story. 

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December 1, 2011: Family Bakeries, Tattoo Artists, Octomoms, Horders, Families with 20 children and now DUI gets its own show. You now can watch what I live day in and out. Tonight at 9:00 EST on TLC the reality show 'D.U.I." debues with a grandmother and a car full of/… Read full post »

November 19, 2011. A Kansas local investigative news special joins the drumbeat of States including Florida and Ohio questioning breath test results from the Intoxilyzer manufacturered by CMI, Inc. of Kentucky.  The story raised questions about false positives with mouth alcohol, wonder bread, D… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia Deputy Sheriff admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which c… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Goergia admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which cases he lied .… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Goergia admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which cases he lied .… Read full post »

Richmond County, Augusta, Goergia admits to falsifying breath tests in "one or two"  DUI cases. The officer has made over 400 DUI cases. Prosecutors claim that there is nothing they can do to help the victims or prosecute the dishonest cop because they don't know in which cases he lied .… Read full post »