Human error caused the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office tri-county crime lab to report inflated blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels in 111 driving while impaired (DWI) cases. The new crime lab began analyzing urine samples in DWI cases Jan. 1 for Anoka, Sherburne and Wright counties, according to Anoka County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Paul Sommer. The error was mathematical. According to Sommer, lab scientists are supposed to multiply the end result by 0.67 to determine the grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters of urine. The multiplication was not done. “The science was not bad. Nothing was tainted. It was a human error,” Sommer said.
Unfortuntely, numerous individuals have been sentenced and fined as a result of this error. Where do these people go to have their rights restored. For further information, please contact your local Anoka County DWI Attorney.
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