Driving While Under the Influence of Bread
FGI-FSN — Here’s something that’ll make you think twice about eating fast food while driving. The video below shows investigators obtaining an breath alcohol reading of 0.025 from an alcohol-free...
View ArticlePrototype Scanner Gives Middle Finger To Drunk Driving
FGI-FSN — MADD should be able to have a device similar to this one be required in all new automobiles within 5 years — maybe it will be a concession the automakers will have to meet in order to get...
View ArticleMesa officer could face criminal charges
FGI-FSN — If you hadn’t heard about the latest Mesa police officer in trouble for possibly driving under the influence, read the article below. I have no idea if the officer was impaired or not while...
View ArticleCharges dismissed after state lab mix-up
FGI-FSN — A forensic scientist’s worst nightmare — getting samples (or sample results) mixed up. Don’t say it can’t happen, just hope it only happens as rarely as it is discovered/reported. It very...
View ArticleForensics Guy, Inc. Presenting at the ASU DUI CLE XXIV Seminar
FGI-FSN — Forensics Guy, Inc. is proud to announce he is teamed up with prominent DUI Attorney Stephen Barnard to lecture at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law DUI CLE XXIV Seminar on Friday...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Drunk Driving Case
FGI-FSN — The US Supreme Court was asked to review a case out of Virginia which dealt with whether police had the right to pull drivers over based on anonymous tips. The court decided not to hear the...
View ArticleProsecutor’s Error Gets Man off of Manslaughter?
FGI-FSN — Poor communication to the crime lab is VERY common in my experience. In one of the labs that I used to work, it was not uncommon for lab staff to toil away on cases that had already pled out,...
View ArticleWashington State Gains Breath-Testing Calibration Solution Certification
FGI-FSN — After having cases thrown out of court due to improper procedures in certifying breath testing standards, the State of Washington’s crime lab now has certification by the Association of Crime...
View ArticleColorado Springs Metro Crime Lab Blood Alcohol Results WRONG.
FGI-FSN — Numerous news sources in Colorado are reporting about a series of erroneously high blood alcohol results in DUI cases that were reported by the crime lab. The Colorado Gazette published the...
View ArticleMichigan Chief Toxicologist Admits BAC Results Lack Error Rate
FGI-FSN — A recent story on DUIAttorney.com highlights what many forensics labs fail to do — report their error rate. None of the labs in Arizona report the error clearly in their official reports,...
View ArticleFour Loko
FGI-FSN — I was watching a news story on the local CBS affiliate KPHO where the reporter was talking about an apparently highly popular alcoholic “Energy Drink” named Four Loko. Basically what we have...
View ArticleDUI Blood Alcohol Results Tossed by Court as Unreliable
FGI-FSN — Remember that 2009 NAS Report? One of the things it mentioned forensic labs were failing to do, was to report uncertainty of measurement. Other fields in science do it routinely —...
View ArticlePopular Breath Alcohol Testing Device Defective
FGI-FSN — After a design flaw was detected by the Ventura County Crime lab, the local Prosecutor’s office took appropriate steps. The Department of Motor Vehicles is still suspending licenses based on...
View ArticleNassau County Crime Lab Woes Lead to New Trials
FGI-FSN — Criminal defense attorneys are well aware it’s crucial in a forensic laboratory for proper protocols to be followed. Analysts are also being held accountable for their work product. Gone are...
View ArticleDUI On An Inflatable Raft
FGI-FSN — It seems there is no limit to how far the government will stretch the law to be able to fine someone. In Alaska it is apparently a DUI to float down the river on an inflatable inner tube...
View ArticleScottsdale Crime Lab DUI Results Challenged
FGI-FSN — And yet they still testify their results are accurate to within +/- 5% 99.9999% of the time. Hundreds of drunken-driving cases from the past four years could be called into question if a...
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