{"id":17876,"date":"2020-08-26T15:53:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T22:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/?p=17876"},"modified":"2023-03-02T16:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T23:10:26","slug":"false-positive-breathalyzer-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/criminal-defense-law\/blog\/false-positive-breathalyzer-test\/","title":{"rendered":"What Can Cause a False Positive Breathalyzer Test in Arizona?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With almost 30,000 DUIs<\/a> occurring in Arizona each year, it is safe to assume that errors occur when determining if someone is under the influence. One such error that occurs far too often is a false positive result for a breathalyzer test.<\/p>\n

How Do Police Officers Determine Drunk Driving?<\/h2>\n

An officer who pulls someone over under the suspicion of drunk driving will determine sobriety by performing two tests; a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer test. A field sobriety test<\/a> is a group of three tests used to assess balance, coordination and the ability of a driver to divide his or her attention to more than one task during the field sobriety test.<\/p>\n

The tests used in a field sobriety test are:<\/p>\n