Originally Posted by In58men:
Britt Reid charged with DWI in crash that injured 5-year-old girl. Prosecutors allege that Reid had a BAC of .113 roughly 30 minutes before the crash. He was driving over 83 mph when his vehicle slammed into the other vehicles
How the fuck do they know what his BAC was 30 minutes before the crash?
Prosecutors "allege"? More like "prosecutors assume..." [Reply]
Originally Posted by In58men:
Britt Reid charged with DWI in crash that injured 5-year-old girl. Prosecutors allege that Reid had a BAC of .113 roughly 30 minutes before the crash. He was driving over 83 mph when his vehicle slammed into the other vehicles
The guy screwed up bad and I'm not making excuses for him but how would the prosecution know what his BAC was 30 minutes before the accident? Why would they allege that unless he actually tested below the legal limit later? [Reply]
Originally Posted by philfree:
The guy screwed up bad and I'm not making excuses for him but how would the prosecution know what his BAC was 30 minutes before the accident? Why would they allege that unless he actually tested below the legal limit later?
Yes, I did a double take on that info also. [Reply]
Originally Posted by In58men:
correction: The BAC of .113 was revealed through medical records roughly two hours after the crash, according to the probable cause statement.
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
How the **** do they know what his BAC was 30 minutes before the crash?
Prosecutors "allege"? More like "prosecutors assume..."
It's not an assumption. There is a science to calculating BAC. Toxicologists, if they are provided with the relevant facts such as what food the person ate when the person drank and how much, what their BAC was at the time of testing, and other facts, can do a calculation to backtrack what the person's BAC was at the time of driving. In court, the toxicologist would testify as an expert that in his/her expert calculation, the BAC was in a range at the time of driving. This calculation won't be an exact BAC but the toxicologist can give a range. [Reply]