Blood test without being breathalysed first.

Mr Johnson · 13-01-2012 12:38pm #1

Hello,

A person was involved in a minor car accident. The police were called and took the person to the police station and gave them a blood test. Any idea why they would have done this without having breathalysed them first ?

Thanks.

MagicSean · 13-01-2012 12:43pm

Was the smell of their breath igniting fires?

A roadside breathtest is not necessary if the Garda is able to make his mind up without it.

ResearchWill · 13-01-2012 12:47pm

Mr Johnson wrote: »

Hello,

A person was involved in a minor car accident. The police were called and took the person to the police station and gave them a blood test. Any idea why they would have done this without having breathalysed them first ?

Thanks.

Simple answer there is no need to provide a road side test. A Garda can form the opinion from observation then arrest for the taking of a sample.

Mr Johnson · 13-01-2012 12:48pm

She said she'd had a glass of wine earlier, so maybe that's it. I thought they always did a breat test. I'm assuming the other party much have rang the Gardaí because they had some suspicion.

Thanks.

afatbollix · 13-01-2012 12:52pm

Cops being nice?

As it takes longer for a doctor to arrive so less alcohol in the blood by then.

MagicSean · 13-01-2012 12:53pm

afatbollix wrote: »

Cops being nice?

As it takes longer for a doctor to arrive so less alcohol in the blood by then.

That's nullified by the fact that the intoxalyser subtracts 17% from the result.

Mr Johnson · 13-01-2012 12:54pm

Maybe so, it's a pensioner. She's up to ninety now anyway. Didn't get any sympathy from me, that's fot sure.

So from what I gather, for a first offence there won't be a trip to court unless she's over 100mg per 100ml ?

Blood test without being breathalysed first.

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