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Man shows court Ice Cream causes false positive alcohol reading

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:10:55 +0000

The UPI had an interesting story from Australia that showed that ice cream had created a false positive on a breathalyzer test.

UPI article appears at

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/01/20/Ice-cream-causes-positive-alcohol-test/UPI-40821232496582/, and also below:

FRANKSTON, Australia, Jan. 20 (UPI) — An Australian man challenged to prove his claim that ice cream gave him a blood alcohol reading demonstrated his defense in court.

The man, whose name was not given, had asked Frankston Magistrates’ Court to remove the breath testing alcohol interlock device from his car, the (Melbourne, Australia) Daily Sun reported Tuesday.

Prosecutors inquired why the machine had registered a “fail,” which prevents the car from starting, despite the man’s claims that he had not been drinking.

The man claimed the alcohol reading was the result of eating a Bubble O’ Bill ice cream treat and Magistrate Rod Crisp ordered a test to be performed to back up the claim. Police recorded the man’s blood alcohol content as 0.00 and performed the test a second time after he took a few bites of Bubble O’ Bill, yielding a 0.018 reading.

Crisp granted the man’s request to remove the breath testing device from his car.

Experts said consuming some foods or drinks before breath tests can cause a false positive reading. It is recommended that that test subjects wait at least 15 minutes in between eating and blowing into the machine.

Claremont DUI checkpoint September 4, 2009

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:29:23 +0000

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Claremont PD will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday, September 4, 2009 targeting those who still donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t heed the message to designate a sober driver before their first drink is taken. Funding for the Checkpoints is through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The location and time of the DUI checkpoint have not been announced. The press release announcing the checkpoint was sent from the Claremont Police Department to the Orange County DUI Specialists at our firm.

Costa Mesa DUI Checkpoint April 4, 2008

admin — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:53:57 +0000

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Costa Mesa Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint on April 4, 2008. During the hours of operation, 1,460 vehicles drove through the checkpoint and 496 drivers were screened. Police conducted 22 DUI investigations resulting in 5 DUI arrests.

This is a 0.003% success rate.

In addition, 8 drivers were cited for driving without driver licenses, 2 for driving on a suspended license, 3 drivers were cited for not having a CDL in their possession and 2 cited for possession of marijuana in their vehicle. A total of 4 other traffic citations were issued for miscellaneous vehicle code violations and 12 vehicles were impounded.
Police will conduct another checkpoint on April 28, 2009.Ã‚Â (See separate blog entry announcing April 28th DUI checkpoint.

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Long Beach DUI Checkpoint, January 16, 2009

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:33:04 +0000

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The Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on Saturday, January 17, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The checkpoint location will be at Atlantic Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard.

Traffic volume and weather permitting, all vehicles may be checked and drivers who are under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will be arrested.

Funding for this operation is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

If you have a need to speak to a Long Beach DUI Attorney, contact me at 877-568-2977 anytime.