The Texas Department of Public Safety said that nearly 2,600 DWI could be invalidated in the Houston area after they discovered a contractor in charge of calibrating the breathalyzer had been falsifying records for over a year.
A DPS auditor discovered that the technical supervisor for the company supervising the test calibration had been altering the records to make it look like he had been conducting the tests, when actually he hadn’t.
Technical supervisors are required by DPS regulations to inspect the equipment that determines the level in a person’s breath at least once a month.
“These are serious allegations and we will not tolerate any activities that call into question the integrity of the breath test system. I want to emphasize that DPS discovered these irregularities and took immediate action,” interim DPS Director Col. Stan Clark said in a press release.
The affected police departments include the Clute Police Department, the Friendswood Police Department, the Galveston Police Department, the League City Police Department, the Pearland Police Department, the Seabrook Police Department, the South Houston Police Department and the Webster Police Department.
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