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Breath test machine set-up affects more than 100 DWI cases in Olmsted County
- A machine for measuring blood alcohol content in Olmsted County has a known issue affecting DWI cases, confirmed by county officials.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ordered inspections of driving-while-intoxicated testing instruments statewide after finding errors in multiple counties.
- About 275 blood alcohol tests from five counties may have been affected, according to BCA Superintendent Drew Evans.
- DWI cases in Olmsted County will not automatically be dismissed, as stated by Olmsted County Attorney Michael Walters.
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Breath test machine set-up affects more than 100 DWI cases in Olmsted County
ROCHESTER — A machine used to measure the blood alcohol content of suspected impaired drivers in Olmsted County has been found to have an issue similar to what other counties have encountered, county officials confirmed Monday, Oct. 13. Recent discoveries prompted an immediate order by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for a statewide inspection of the driving-while-intoxicated testing instruments. BCA is also asking counties to upda…
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