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| Tuesday, 10 June 2008 | |
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A Minnesota DUI defense attorney, on Monday, June 9, 2008, released a copy of an incriminating e-mail from a Minnesota BCA toxicologist to Intoxilyzer 5000 manufacturer CMI Inc. of Owensboro, Ky which laid out tested inaccuracies in DUI breath testing machine.
The e-mail, dated Sept. 27, 2006, indicates that the Intoxilyzer "on occasion" printed out different blood-alcohol readings than what it displayed on its screen. The email also revealed that the amount of air required to provide a breath sample varied depending upon the version of software running the machine and could trigger a false insufficient sample reading which could result in a one year driver's license suspension for refusal to take the test in Georgia. These CMI, Inc. Intoxilyzer 5000 are the "state administered" test in Georgia DUI arrests. CMI updated the Minnesota version of its Intoxilyzer software in summer 2005. It was first awarded the contract in 1997. "We performed a variety of tests under different conditions using each version and the results were not the same," wrote toxicologist Pat Pulju in the e-mail to other state and CMI officials.             |
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