Bernalillo County to Try New Device in New Mexico DWI Arrests

New technology detects alcohol when drunk driving in Albuquerque is suspected.

The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department will soon have a new high-tech tool to combat driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. The county commission approved the purchase of ‘TruTouch’ equipment that is able to detect alcohol content by shining a beam of light through the skin.

The new technology will initially be used by law enforcement as an indicator that a more thorough drunk driving investigation needs to be undertaken. Deputies will still use field sobriety tests and breath tests to determine intoxication.

In fact, the ‘TruTouch’ system has to be accepted by judges and the court system before its results can be entered into evidence during a New Mexico DWI case.

A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department understands the need for proving the equipment’s validity, saying it must meet all scientific tests for determining blood alcohol content.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Bernalillo County, New Mexico you will need to hire an Albuquerque DWI lawyer.