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Police Chief Art Acevedo Wants to Draw Blood for Texas DWI in Austin
Police Chief Acevedo seeking funds to train officers in drawing blood for suspected drunk driving offenders in Austin.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has announced interest having police officers draw blood in cases of suspected driving while intoxicated in Texas. Under the program Austin DWI patrol officers would be trained to draw blood when a motorist refuses to submit to a breath test.
While it is the right of a motorist to request legal counsel and not submit to a breath test, and equipment has been shown to provide false positive readings in up to 25% of the tests, Acevedo announced, “My intention in the future is to make it so there is no such thing as a refusal.”
Search warrants will be aggressively used when a motorist declines to be tested. The key feature in Acevedo’s plan is the replacement of nurses or paramedics with police officers in the drawing of a blood sample. He claims that will be a savings to tax payers because the officer will already be in court to give testimony in the drunk driving case.
Acevedo plans to seek federal funds to train as many officers as possible. He hopes to start the program by the end of the year.
If you have been arrested for DWI in Austin, Texas and refused a breath test, you will need to hire an Austin DWI Attorney for legal representation for your DWI in Austin.
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