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OPD to receive new Breathalyzer
Vince Alexander
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Community
Atkins said they anticipate the pilot case to end in early 2009, with the rest of the machines distributed sometime in the middle of the year to the rest of the state.
Miami University Police Department Lt. Benjamin Spilman said they have not been notified by the Department of Health if they are going to receive a new Breathalyzer.
"We have no reason to believe we wouldn't receive one," Spilman said. "But I don't have all the details on how they are distributing them and dates."
Spilman said the machines have many advantages, including increasing ease of operation, taking records and storing information. Spilman said that enhanced training will be required in order to operate the new Breathalyzer.
"The new Breathalyzers will take away weekly calibration tests, reducing man power and time," Spilman said.
Some students, however, said there are better things that Ohio could be spending taxpayer money on.
"I'm glad that the state has the money to spend on new high tech Breathalyzers but won't pay money for higher education when Oxford already has working Breathalyzers," Miami University senior Doug Haynes said.
Miami University Police Department Lt. Benjamin Spilman said they have not been notified by the Department of Health if they are going to receive a new Breathalyzer.
"We have no reason to believe we wouldn't receive one," Spilman said. "But I don't have all the details on how they are distributing them and dates."
Spilman said the machines have many advantages, including increasing ease of operation, taking records and storing information. Spilman said that enhanced training will be required in order to operate the new Breathalyzer.
"The new Breathalyzers will take away weekly calibration tests, reducing man power and time," Spilman said.
Some students, however, said there are better things that Ohio could be spending taxpayer money on.
"I'm glad that the state has the money to spend on new high tech Breathalyzers but won't pay money for higher education when Oxford already has working Breathalyzers," Miami University senior Doug Haynes said.
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posted 12/02/08 @ 9:54 AM EST
Maybe not. As reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer today, "State reverses $6.4 million purchase order for controversial drunken-driving testing machine. (Continued…)
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