Indiana Officers Get More Than 1,700 Portable Breathalyzers

As if you didn't know to "Drive sober or get pulled over," Indiana law enforcement agencies now have another way to test your blood alcohol level. Washington Herald Times reports state and federal officials announced more than 1,700 portable breath tests were delivered to 150 law enforcement agencies across the state. The new outlet says this supply is thanks to more than $750,000 in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration impaired-driving funds from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

How do these portable breath tests work? They'll include new mouthpieces and gas canisters to correlate and mark a person's BAC reading, in addition to passive sniffers that can detect the smell of alcohol in the air whether it be near a person or an open container.

With Thanksgiving coming up, you can expect you local department and agencies across the state to perform sobriety checkpoints and patrols.

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