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dixiegrrrrl

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2. Taking the blood test is pretty automatic after an accident I should think.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 11:36 AM

Nov 2013

Releasing the results to the public might depend on a lot of factors...if the driver gets charged, if the driver goes to court,
etc.
Usually any proveable drunk driving would be reported as a DUI, but not the exact alcohol level reading.
Plus, alcohol leaves the body at the rate of 1 oz per hour,
and
usually a test in the case of an accident would happen an hour or 2 later at the hospital,
depending on what kind of medical care the guy needed.
So the level would be somewhat lower than if it had been taken at time of accident.

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How soon after a car accident does the police take a breatherlyzer and release it to the public? [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 OP

I would imagine there would be a blood test taken at the hospital theHandpuppet Nov 2013 #1

Taking the blood test is pretty automatic after an accident I should think. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #2