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Yes, some diets, including very low carbohydrate or ketogenic diets, can confuse the Alcotest device by flooding the sensors with metabolic chemicals related to ketone use, rather than from blood levels of alcohol.

While this defense can be difficult to prove, the key is building evidence that proves both that you are on a specialized diet that can have this effect on a alcotest, and that your body was likely producing excess ketones at the time of your arrest.

In a defense like this, there are still opportunities for the prosecution to hit back.

If they can prove that you’d been drinking prior to your arrest, even without Alcotest results, the observations of the arresting officer can be used to substantiate the charges.

You need an experienced New Jersey DUI lawyer who can push back at both the Alcotest evidence and the observational testimony of the arresting officer.

Call Matthew Reisig today at 732-625-9660 for a free consultation with a New Jersey Alcotest defense lawyer who has helped more than 1,000 New Jersey drivers avoid conviction.

Yes, in fact, the law that ordered all new New Jersey police cruisers to implement dashboard cameras came as a result of a state assemblyman being wrongly arrested for DUI, and exonerated by evidence from the officer’s dashboard camera.

If the cruiser that pulled you over had a dashboard camera, you have a right to see the footage recorded before and during your encounter with the police.

You can use it in court to demonstrate that your arresting officer was wrong in his observations, or has chosen to misstate the facts of your case.

Attorney Matthew Reisig understands how to build compelling, evidence-based cases that clear his clients’ names when they’ve been arrested for DUI in New Jersey.

Call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation with one of New Jersey’s most experienced DUI defense attorneys.

It is possible, when facing jail time related to a DUI conviction, to convince a judge to sentence you to an alternative option, including work release, a sober living house, drug or alcohol rehab programs, or work furlough.

These options are not usually on the table, which is one reason why it’s so important to work with an experienced New Jersey DUI attorney as your case proceeds.

Not every alternative is right for every driver convicted of DUI, but there are always arguments to be made for a particular outcome in your case.

Obviously, the best outcome is not being convicted at all, but when you need to protect yourself from undue hardship after a DUI conviction, Attorney Matthew Reisig can help.

Call 732-625-9660 for a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey DUI defense attorney.

Failing the Alcotest in New Jersey certainly provides valuable evidence that the prosecution will try to use against you in a DUI case, but it definitely doesn’t mean that you’re certain to be convicted of DUI in New Jersey.

There are a number of ways that Alcotest results can be challenged by an experienced New Jersey DUI attorney, and in some cases, Alcotest results can be thrown out entirely by the judge.

There are many defenses in DUI cases in New Jersey, and when you choose to work with an experienced DUI attorney, you stand the best chance of experiencing the least possible sanction, or beating the charge entirely.

Attorney Matthew Reisig has helped more than 1,000 drivers in New Jersey avoid conviction on DUI charges from the alcotest, and he can help you build the strongest possible case in your defense.

Call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation with one of New Jersey’s most experienced DUI alcotest attorneys.

It’s much harder to be convicted of DUI in New Jersey if you blow under the legal limit of .08% BAC, but the fact is that there are several ways that DUI prosecutions can play out.

In the first, police gather evidence including chemical tests like the Alcotest.

In cases where your blood alcohol exceeds the legal limit, that will be the basis of the DUI prosecution.

In other cases, the observations of police and other witnesses can be used to try to prove that you displayed signs of intoxication, things like slurred speech, poor motor control, and other indicators that you were operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs or alcohol.

The fact is that your chances of beating a DUI when you blow under the legal limit are improved significantly when you have an experienced New Jersey DUI attorney at your side.

Matthew Reisig has helped more than 1,000 drivers avoid conviction on DUI charges in New Jersey, and he can make a difference in your case.

Call 732-625-9660 today for a free consultation.