February 6, 2013
The Florida Supreme Court is hearing a request from three drunken driving defendants for access to software for breath testing machines. They believe an analysis of the software would show the machines are inaccurate. The justices heard oral argument this …
January 4, 2013
Advocates of ignition interlock devices to combat drunken driving want to expand the requirement so that convicted offenders have to install devices in their home to detect whether they’re using alcohol. The proposed requirement would apply to offenders who claim …
December 31, 2012
Drivers who are required to pass a breath test before they get behind the wheel won’t get away with having someone else blow in the ignition interlock device. Starting with the new year the devices will snap a picture every …
January 4, 2012
A drunken driving test may not seem the likeliest place to come up with a mobile phone app, but that’s when inspiration struck Nashville, Tennessee resident Clay Bradley. Bradley said he was following a policeman’s pen with his eyes when …
October 14, 2011
Prosecutors in Florida have decided not to use alcohol breath-test results in about 100 current driving under the influence (DUI) cases in Sarasota and Manatee counties after learning about problematic breath-test machines. The announcement came after the Herald Tribune reported …