BCA: Human error to blame for inaccurate DWI testing

Hundreds of DWI cases in doubt after breathalyzer goof - Austin Daily Herald

By Matt Sepic The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is requiring law enforcement agencies statewide to verify the accuracy of their breathalyzer instruments after discovering calibration errors that rendered hundreds of DWI breath tests inadmissible in court. The issue first came to light in Aitkin County, where defense attorney Chuck Ramsay found that an officer failed to properly calibrate a DataMaster machine despite documentation cla…

Hundreds of DWI cases in doubt statewide after breathalyzer goof - Albert Lea Tribune

By Matt Sepic, Minnesota Public Radio News The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is requiring law enforcement agencies statewide to verify the accuracy of their breathalyzer instruments after discovering calibration errors that rendered hundreds of DWI breath tests inadmissible in court. The issue first came to light in Aitkin County, where defense attorney Chuck Ramsay found that an officer failed to properly calibrate a DataMaster mach…

200+ DWI breath tests at issue after ‘human error’ on machines in various counties

A Roseville attorney said he discovered the issue in 2023 in Olmsted County, then again this year in Aitkin County.

Minnesota Sheriffs respond to BCA breathalyzer investigation

The Olmsted and Winona County Sheriff's Office's are re-evaluating breathalyzer testing using Datamaster devices following an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

Where does DWI enforcement stand in Minnesota amid reports of faulty alcohol breath tests?

The impact of faulty data from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension’s blood alcohol testing equipment continues to widen, but drunken driving arrests continued without issue over the weekend in Minnesota.

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. 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 update to the…