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College Station TX DUI Blood Alcohol Tests

July 30, 2008 by author · Leave a Comment
Filed under: DUI Lawyer in Texas 

Reader’s Question:

I haven’t actually been arrested for DUI but I am just curious to know, how does one really determine alcohol concentration? A lot of people I know who have DUI charges here in College Station, Texas question the accuracy of getting their blood alcohol level.

Bennie

College Station, TX

The state of Texas DUI laws provide that blood alcohol testing may be performed by analysis of a DUI suspect’s urine, blood or breath. Urine testing is the least reliable and least accurate means of determining blood alcohol content (BAC). On the other hand, blood testing is thought by most forensic scientists to be the most reliable and most accurate means of BAC determination. However, from a police perspective, blood testing is also thought to be the least convenient and least desirable method. Then there is also breath testing which is thought to be the most convenient means of BAC determination from a police perspective. The reliability and accuracy of breath tests continue to be a heated debate amongst scientists. Furthermore, breath samples are not preserved for subsequent checks of the initial test’s validity under current procedures for breath testing in Texas.

It is no wonder that most people you know who have been charged for DUI in College Station, Texas question the accuracy of BAC determination. A lot of factors come into play with regard the consumption of alcohol and burn off reduction that is why there is no blood alcohol test that is 100% accurate. The factors that can be taken into account are the gender of the drinker, health issues, different metabolic rates, food in the stomach, medications that may have been taken, drinking frequency and other factors.

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