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DWI Breath Alcohol Ramapo New York NY

Reader’s Question:

I got arrested for DWI in Ramapo, New York after I failed the breath test. I was told that there are certain non-alcoholic compounds that can affect the breath test results. What are these compounds and how do they affect the breath test results in a DWI case?

Anthony

Ramapo, NY

As expected, breath testing machines have flaws in analyzing the breath of a person suspected for DWI. These machines are not very reliable and could be thoroughly attacked by a DWI defense lawyer who is fully aware of the weaknesses of these breath test machines. So you must educate yourself of the flaws of the breath test machines so that you can use it as defense on your DWI case in Ramapo, New York.

Aside from identifying ethanol or ethyl alcohol, DWI breath alcohol testing machines detect non-alcoholic compounds as well. These non-alcohol compounds are frequently mistaken for alcohol. Some of the compounds that are commonly mistaken for alcohol are toluene, acetonitrile, ethylene, isopropanol, diethyl ether and nitrous oxide. The occurrence of any of these non-alcoholic compounds in the DWI suspect’s lung tissue would likely cause false, or falsely high, blood alcohol content (BAC) reading. It has been found that people frequently ingest these kinds of compounds at work or in other environments where the chemicals are present.

 

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