Jersey Shore DWI Breathalyzer Attorney
If you have been pulled over and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in New Jersey, the police probably asked you to take a breath test on the Alcotest machine. This machine measures the amount of alcohol in your breath sample which equates to the level of alcohol in your bloodstream.
I am John W. Tumelty, an experienced Atlantic County Alcotest refusal defense lawyer and former prosecutor representing clients from Atlantic City to Cape May. If you've been charged with DWI based on a breath test result, contact me today for a free consultation.
How Reliable Are Your Breath Test Results?
The Alcotest machine is the breath test manufactured by Dräger, the company that previously made the well-known Breathalyzer machine. All of New Jersey's police departments use the Alcotest to measure the blood alcohol content (BAC) of people suspected of DWI.
If the police ask you to take the Alcotest, you are required to do so. Otherwise, you can be charged with breath test refusal. But no breath test is foolproof. If any of the following statements applies to your case, it may be possible to discredit your Alcotest results:
- The machine has only recently been returned to service after repairs.
- The machine has not been inspected, tested and calibrated recently enough.
- The officer who gave you the test has not received the proper training and certification.
- You have diabetes or another medical condition that can throw off the test results.
- Your body temperature was elevated at the time you took the test.
- The officer did not perform the test properly.
Every Alcotest device used in New Jersey has a unique serial number that can be used to obtain its full history. Every time I handle a DWI case involving breath test results, I carefully examine the history of the machine and all other factors that may have impacted the results.
If you have been charged with DWI after taking a breath test on the Alcotest machine, don't hesitate to contact me to discuss what I can do to provide you with an aggressive defense.
