What is the Intox EC/IR-II?
The Intox EC/IR-II is recent addition to the arsenal of North Carolina law enforcement in Driving While Impaired DWI cases. It has all but replaced the predecessor Intoxilyzer since early 2008, which had been in service for decades and was widely criticized as being outdated. As a practitioner of Driving While Impaired DWI cases, Attorney Chris Connelly has noticed a marked increase in the typical Blood Alcohol Content reported in these cases. It is unclear at this point whether the technology of the Intox EC/IR-II is suspect, or perhaps more accurate than its predecessor Intoxilyzer. What is clear is that what may have been a reading under the legal limit of .08 Blood Alcohol Content with an Intoxilyzer may now be a reading above that limit, denying valuable defense ammunition. It also means that a defendant, who may have blown under the Blood Alcohol Content that would trigger the requirement to install an Ignition Interlock, may now find themselves being required to do so. This make
