TRENTON - The testimony of drug recognition experts − police officers trained to determine, through a series of roadside tests, whether a driver is intoxicated due to drug use − should be admissible ...
The testimony of a "drug recognition expert" is subject to the same standards for scientific reliability as any other expert witness under a new standard adopted by the New Jersey Supreme Court, the ...
PITTSFIELD — Lanesborough Police Officer Brennan Polidoro might be trained in recognizing the effects of drug intoxication, but he's no expert. So says Judge Jennifer Tyne. In a 10-page ruling issued ...
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Tuesday, NEWS10 told you how local law enforcement is using drug recognition experts to detect impaired drivers. Wednesday, we took you to DRE training school to show ...
San Diego police have been using the handheld SoToxa device during traffic stops since October, testing a driver's saliva to ...
NEW YORK STATE (NEWS10) – The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) announced the newest class of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) on Wednesday. DREs are extensively trained to see signs of ...
Law enforcement across Colorado is cracking down on DUI drivers in the state. Many police officers are becoming drug recognition experts, also known as DREs. They're used to spot an impaired driver, ...
JENISON, MI -- Cara King needed smokes. Before she hopped into her aunt’s silver Mazda 6 to head to the gas station, the 27-year-old took a hit of marijuana. While it’s been legal to smoke marijuana ...
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Recreational marijuana was legalized in New York State in March of 2021, but New York State Police are concerned that people, especially drivers, still don't know the rules of the ...
The Colorado Department of Transportation says 2022 was a record-setting year for fatalities on Colorado roads with 736 fatalities. According to preliminary data, 37% involved an impaired driver. CDOT ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — At a nearly two-week-long course in Rutherford County, officers from all over Tennessee are training to become Drug Recognition Experts, or DREs. DREs go through extensive ...