Saratoga Springs DWI Lawyers

Kurt Mausert: Did You Know...? ¥ The police have to have reasonable suspicion to stop your vehicle, and probable cause to make an arrest. If they don't, the rest of the prosecutor's case may fall apart. ¥ Field sobriety tests administered by the police are often unreliable. One study found that 46% of the population can't pass the standardized field tests even when they haven't consumed any alcohol. ¥ The hand-held breath test (Alco-Sensor) equipment police use at the roadside is not scientifically reliable. That is why it is not admissible in court as proof of intoxication. ¥ The Breathalyzer or Intoxilyzer equipment police use to measure blood alcohol content can be affected by a number of factors besides, or in addition to, your alcohol consumption. Arresting you is easy. Proving youÊare guiltyÊis not so simple.ÊDon't make it easy for the State of New York to take your driver's license away from you.