DUI Expert Witness
After you have been charged with DUI, the court process begins. During the trial, it’s likely that your DUI defense attorney will call on expert witnesses to testify in an attempt to weaken the prosecution’s case. This is one of the many reasons why it’s imperative that you hire an experienced DUI defense attorney. There are scientific and medical facts that surround each DUI case and an expert witness may be called in any of these areas. For instance, a medical expert witness can explain to the judge or jury why your breath, blood or urine test result may not be an accurate indicator that you were driving under the influence.
They may discuss the many flaws associated with the breath test for example. This could be something as simple as the machine was not properly calibrated and thus resulted in a higher BAC reading.
An expert witness may also discuss the subject of your blood alcohol level at the time you were driving and how it can be different from the time you were tested. Many people assume that the more time passes, the lower your BAC will be, which means that your BAC result was actually lower at the time of testing than when you were driving. An expert will explain that your BAC level actually rises as time passes and more alcohol is absorbed into your blood. This means that your BAC could have actually been lower when you were driving.
A scientific expert may also be called to testify about the inaccuracies of the field sobriety tests you took. For example, if your coordination, balance and listening skills were fairly well, the expert may determine that you were not DUI. The expert may also explain to the judge or jury that alcohol always influences your mind before your body, so if you only showed physical impairment this could be a cause from something else.
If your DUI involved an accident, an accident reconstruction expert may be called to testify on your behalf if he or she believes that the accident was not your fault or just could not have been avoided.
