Over 1,000 Houston DWI Convictions Invalid »

October 15, 2009

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A contractor has been found guilty of faking breath machine tests, which has led to approximately 1,200 DWI convictions in Harris County to be thrown out.

It is important to inspect breath testing devices regularly to check whether they are performing correctly or not. This job is given out as contracts by the Department of Public Safety, and in this case, it was given to the wrong person.

Deetrice Wallace admitted to investigators that she had falsely inspected machines used by the South Houston and Clute police departments.

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NY Approves Mandatory Ignition Interlock DWI Law »

September 18, 2009

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According to an announcement made by a New York Republican, Senator Joseph Griffo, Albany lawmakers have approved legislation to require an ignition interlock device for all DWI convictions.

The Senate has passed legislation for the second year now, to make ignition interlock devices compulsory for all persons convicted of DWI in New York. Griffo has co-sponsored S.27-B, which is the bill that has played as a key tool in saving a number of lives that are lost each year due to alcohol-related auto accidents in New York.

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