Pilot arrested
11-14-2016 | 12:06 PM
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That's what you would expect. With the blood being less than LOQ, limit of quantitation, which is extremely low depending on the testing performed, probably with gas chromatography and mass spec detection. This testing is capable of detection below microgram per deciliter of blood. To put that in perspective, it is common to detect cocaine on dollar bills in the parts per trillion amount, literally picograms.
Any decent employment lawyer would be able to keep the persons job with a blood test below LOQ. The handheld breath test given at the time is useless and a reading of 0.046 is well proven to be inaccurate from these devices. The BAC could have been 0.000 or 0.080 and the machine spits out that number. Further the donor may be diabetic, which often causes people to produce ketones that are expelled from the mouth, and has a very sweet smell much like alcohol. Further ketones will cause a breathalyzer to quantitate a number, as the machine is non specifics and detects all aldehydes, ketones and alcohol groups.
As far as denying to give blood, never ever give blood without a search warrant. Never ever.. Never ever give blood until you have consulted with a lawyer. Never ever give blood unless a second sample is taken at the same time that can be examined at a laboratory of your choice. I would not trust my future life to some laboraties as many of them are incompetent.
Any decent employment lawyer would be able to keep the persons job with a blood test below LOQ. The handheld breath test given at the time is useless and a reading of 0.046 is well proven to be inaccurate from these devices. The BAC could have been 0.000 or 0.080 and the machine spits out that number. Further the donor may be diabetic, which often causes people to produce ketones that are expelled from the mouth, and has a very sweet smell much like alcohol. Further ketones will cause a breathalyzer to quantitate a number, as the machine is non specifics and detects all aldehydes, ketones and alcohol groups.
As far as denying to give blood, never ever give blood without a search warrant. Never ever.. Never ever give blood until you have consulted with a lawyer. Never ever give blood unless a second sample is taken at the same time that can be examined at a laboratory of your choice. I would not trust my future life to some laboraties as many of them are incompetent.
11-15-2016 | 08:03 AM
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11-15-2016 | 08:06 AM
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Then do that, otherwise you can kiss your certs goodbye.
11-15-2016 | 08:42 AM
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Breath is always required since you are freely breathing and most states have established breath testing as non invasive evidence collection. At least where I am a blood test must be court ordered. A blood test can be denied based on religious or medical reasons and it does not result in a refusal and therefore a judge must order the collection of evidence. Unless of course you submit the sample freely. Every state is different and therefore you have the right to consult a lawyer when you are under arrest as provided by the supreme court miranda ruling.
Ofcourse there are your companies drug and alcohol testing policy, but consult with your union contact prior. There is nothing wrong with being informed prior to continuing with the evidence collection process.
In those situations, state and criminal misdemeanor and felony charges should be your focus, company, second.
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11-19-2016 | 05:30 AM
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But-if you read the request-it doesn't say a specific "time", like within 30 seconds, within 5 minutes. You have the right to have an attorney present if you are suspected of committing any crime, before ANY questioning.
Think like a lawyer--you'll be glad you did.
91.17c. doesn't override the Constitution my friend.
11-19-2016 | 07:46 AM
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Charges were dropped.. but I assume that doesn't mean he's out of the woods as far as his employmen goes.
Intoxication charge against pilot dismissed | Local | rapidcityjournal.com
Intoxication charge against pilot dismissed | Local | rapidcityjournal.com
Pilots, train conductors/engineers, ship captains, bus drivers, should have to blow in a Breathalyzer before every trip the make with passengers aboard
11-20-2016 | 05:19 AM
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11-20-2016 | 08:41 AM
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So is that next? The repeat offenders will have to blow into the tube before the engines will start? Awesome!!
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