Why You Should Never Trust Your Alleged BAC
As a Los Angeles DUI defense attorney, people frequently ask me if it’s worth fighting a DUI charge if their BAC was above the legal limit…and my answer is always a resounding YES!!!
Just because a California DUI blood, breath, or even urine test reports that your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08% or above doesn’t mean that it actually was. There are a variety of factors, such as machine failure, procedural errors, physiological issues, and even outside environmental influences that can all contaminate blood, breath, or urine samples. And the fact of the matter is that each one of these factors can result in a falsely high BAC level.
So if you have the misfortune of being popped for a DUI over the holiday weekend as a part of the California DUI “saturation” patrol, don’t despair…all hope is not lost! And so I repeat…regardless of how high your reported BAC is, your DUI charge is ALWAYS worth fighting.
