Hairspray – Not Alcohol Triggers Alcohol Monitor
Interesting story out of Florida which really illustrates the point DUI Lawyers have been making for years – machines (Breathalyzers, BAIIDs, Alcohol Monitors) can and often do fail. All too often, especially with Breathalyzers, the mistakes can be devastating.
Fla. judge rules constant exposure to hairspray triggered teen’s alcohol monitor
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A judge ruled that constant exposure to hairspray set off a teen’s alcohol monitoring device — not consumption of alcohol. Based on evidence presented Thursday, Judge Kelvin Wells said he wouldn’t revoke the pre-trial release of a 17-year-old teen. The teen was wearing the anklet under a court order. The device issued an alert in July after three separate readings showed she had alcohol in her system.
The teen works at a hair salon and her attorney argued that hairspray triggered the alert. A co-founder of the anklet testified that certain products — including perfumes and cleaning products — can trigger a false alert.
She’s charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury. Her trial is scheduled to begin in January.
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