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garhighway3/18/2011 6:50:22 am PDT

re: #576 RogueOne

Semi-related: Drunk cop kills motorcyclist. Department rules aren’t followed to the letter:
[Link: imc.tv…]

Long story short, the officers who arrived on the scene screwed drawing his blood because he’s covered by the union rules. He’s still employed and the charges have been dropped even though the blood test came back at .19. The only person fired was one guy for the prosecutors office (no union contract) the rest of the officers involved in the screwup are still employed.

I’m not sure the article says all of that.

Fox59 has learned that the current charges against IMPD officer David Bisard will be dropped and that new DUI charges will be re-filed.

Emphasis added: it doesn’t look like the guy is getting away scot-free.

The original DUI charges were dropped when it was discovered that the test was not administered by a certified lab.

How is that the arresting cop’s fault?

More:

Sources inside IMPD have told Fox59 News they were unaware of a change in state law last spring that restricted the location where a criminal case blood draw could occur. Due to that change in state law, the Bisard blood draw was taken at a clinic as opposed to a hospital. A clinic blood draw was permitted before the spring of 2010 but that requirement changed after new legislation passed by the General Assembly.

Sources say IMPD officers were never re-educated on the blood draw protocol changes by Brizzi’s office. Deputy Prosecutor Ed Zych was responsible for that re-education. He was fired by Prosecutor Curry in late December days before he was sworn into office.

I am not sure this case supports your narrative very well.