AUSTIN, Texas — Drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated in Austin may face a different process than in most other places. The Austin Police Department (APD) recently launched a program that has ...

Up to a dozen Clark County law enforcement officers are set to be trained to draw the blood of suspected impaired drivers for toxicology testing. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission ...

EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS. IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO HEAD TO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO GET BLOOD DRAWN FROM A SUSPECTED IMPAIRED DRIVER, BUT THEY SAY THERE COULD BE A BETTER WAY. IT’S ...

In the not too distant future, if you are arrested on the suspicion of driving drunk, you could have your blood drawn by a police officer to check your blood-alcohol level. The state Department of ...

MADISON (WKBT) -- Beginning next year, Wisconsin police officers could start drawing blood for alcohol and drug arrests. They would take over for medical workers who are currently assigned the task.