Houston .17 Breath Test DWI Dismissed - Police Officer Not Qualified to Give Breath Test
Houston, Texas - Just before a jury was seated to hear a Houston DWI case, prosecutors dismissed the DWI because the police officer that gave the breath test was not certified to give the breath test.
Police officers stopped Houston DWI client for traffic infraction and susbsequently arrested him for DWI. According to the report, the suspect failed the field sobriety tests and was then arrested. The officer transported client to the police station and gave him a breath test that registered a .17.
On the day of trial, prosecutors discovered what we had known all along - the cop that gave the breath test was not certified to give the breath test at the time he gave the test. They wisely dismissed the Houston DWI.