Common Blood Test Errors: Blood Draw
A San Diego DUI Attorney can help!
If you were recently arrested for drunk driving in the San Diego area and you feel that you have been wrongly accused, it is immediately advised that you seek legal representation at once. If you do not secure a San Diego DUI lawyer, you may find yourself facing harsh and maximum
penalties, even if you are not guilty of the criminal act. Here at JD Law - Criminal Defense Specialists, our legal team has been board certified as criminal specialists and we can conduct a thorough investigation into your recent arrest to determine which type of common
blood test error caused your wrongful charges.
In some cases, a blood test improperly administered by the phlebotomist can cause false results and a wrongful
DUI arrest. There are several things to keep in mind when considering if a blood draw error resulted in your arrest, including:
- Did the phlebotomist correctly draw the blood?
- Was the blood drawn by a trained technician?
- Was the sterilizer used to clean the draw site something other than non-alcohol based? (Alcohol based sterilizer can add external alcohol to the DUI blood sample.)
- Was there the proper amount of anti-coagulant and preservatives in the vial to prevent clotting or contamination?
- Was the blood sample properly stored?
Contact a San Diego DUI Defense Lawyer to Fight Your Charges
If you are unsure that any of these conditions were met in your favor, it is immediately important to call our firm. We have spent years defending cases such as this and we may be vital to your case. Finding an attorney that can prove that the technician or phlebotomist improperly administered your blood test could cause the evidence provided by the blood test to be suppressed and your charges dropped.
For more information on improperly administered blood tests, contact a San Diego DUI defense attorney from JD Law - Criminal Defense Specialists.