Ohio Turns Blind Eye to Ohio Breath Tester Company That Makes the South Carolina device????
As reported by NBC News in Columbus, Ohio, on November 18, 2008, there is a great deal of controversy underway regarding a decision by the state of Ohio to spend nearly $6.5 million to buy breath testing devices made in Kentucky. Point is, National Patent Analytical Company which makes the Datamaster, as used in South Carolina, is an Ohio company based in Mansfield, Ohio.
The device Ohio choose was not the Datamaster but the Intoxilyzer 8000 made by CMI, Inc. It is reported that Ohio bypassed the Datamaster, despite the fact that several states around the country including Arizona and Florida have been or are in the middle of litigation with the maker of the Intoxilyzer over how the machine operates.
CMI has refused to produce the source code software in electronic media format for defense lawyers to have independently tested according to currently accepted software engineering testing standards.
Interestingly, National Patent (Datamaster) has offered its source code software for a price via a message on its website, but subject to an “agreement.” I am requesting a copy of the agreement and I will followup with another post.
As I have said before, without the software, the device is useless for anything other than an oversized paperweight. The software directly governs the breath alcohol test readings that the machine produces.
