NEW ALCOHOL SOFTWARE PROGRAM IMPROVES HOW DUI/DWI AND OTHER ALCOHOL RELATED CASES ARE HANDLED IN THE COURTROOM

ATLANTA, Georgia – Attorneys and forensic toxicologists now have access to software that can show, with the highest degree of accuracy, the level of alcohol impairment at the time an individual was driving in DUI/DWI cases since BAC Tracker, a new computer alcohol extrapolation program, launched its software in May 2007. 

BAC Tracker is capable of running all parameters of a DUI/DWI episode against six different formulae published in scientific journals to provide the most comprehensive estimation of whether the level of alcohol impairment was above the legal level of intoxication at the time of driving.  Many assumptions are typically made when estimating the level of alcohol intoxication which are eliminated with the use of BAC Tracker.  The software is able to graphically demonstrate variation inherent in the different formulae published to estimate levels of alcohol in the blood.  The free range of data manipulation in the software further arms the user with the ability to relay the results of particular relevance in an understandable format to juries, judges, attorneys, and forensic experts in the courtroom.

“BAC Tracker provides new life to an otherwise mundane procedure,” says Dr. Thomas Kupiec, Chief Executive Officer, Analytical Research Laboratories, Oklahoma. “Our laboratory has utilized similar programs in the past . . . but this program incorporates quite a few innovative ideas and allows greater control in determining the parameters utilized . . . a valuable asset.”

Since the software’s launch just a few months ago in May, Henry Swofford, Creator and Managing Partner of BAC Tracker, has been sought after to provide presentations and training at seminars around the country.  “After seeing a demonstration,” says Patrick Barone, a Michigan attorney specializing in DUI/DWI, “I ordered the BAC Tracker software and can confidently state that it accomplishes tasks extraordinarily well and with great ease.” 

Backed with peer reviewed publications of the formulae incorporated into the software, BAC Tracker offers the user a high degree of confidence in the results.  “Our software provides efficient and accurate calculations in a fraction of the time required to calculate each individual formula,” says Swofford.  “The bibliography we provide in the user manual and publish on our website allows all formulae to be cross referenced and provides the credibility for the results to be admissible in court.” 

“What’s really great,” says Dr. Michael Corbett, a consulting forensic toxicologist in Nebraska, “is the confidence level in the final result . . . facilitating the presentation of results to the judge and jury, especially when it comes to explaining the origin and degree of uncertainty attendant to such calculations.”  In fact, while hesitant in the past, Dr. Corbett describes how he is now able to provide expert opinions of alcohol during complicated scenarios; “BAC Tracker readily handles complicated calculations that I wouldn’t even consider attempting to do by hand . . . I think expert witnesses will find BAC Tracker to be very useful.”

“I am proud of this product because of the way it can improve the presentation of courtroom evidence in DUI/DWI and other alcohol related cases,” says Swofford.  “The use of this software by prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, and expert witnesses will provide juries with a better understanding of the variations present in the estimation of blood alcohol concentration.” 

BAC Tracker is a software program designed for multi-model extrapolation of blood alcohol concentration.  Registered users include forensic laboratories, toxicologists, attorneys, and educational institutions across the nation.  For more information about the software please visit BAC Tracker online http://www.bac-tracker.com or contact Henry Swofford, Managing Partner, directly Henry.Swofford@bac-tracker.com.

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