Don't Let the Numbers Fool You...
Having declared 2010 “the year of the checkpoint”, California law enforcement agencies will no doubt be on the lookout for DUIs. Coming off of a holiday DUI crackdown that included over 300 DUI sobriety checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols, California drunk driving arrests are up.
And, unfortunately, along with DUI arrests come DUI pleas. Naïve individuals plead guilty at the outset, assuming that just because their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was above the legal limit means that they are guilty of DUI. THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE!!!
DUI breath tests…the most popular California DUI chemical test…are by no means always reliable or trustworthy. DUI breath testing instruments are frequently plagued by error, which can result in completely inaccurate readings. Human error with respect to the instrument’s operation…physiological errors that the breath testing machines aren’t sophisticated enough to recognize…environmental errors that contaminate BAC results… the list goes on and on.
If you suffered the misfortune of recently being arrested for a DUI, please know that defenses are available to help dispute your driving under the influence charges. Even if your DUI breath test reported that you were well above the legal limit, it is highly advisable that you still consult with a California DUI defense attorney. A skilled DUI lawyer will critically examine everything relating to your DUI breath test in an effort to prove that its results were inaccurate.
