Kirkland Seattle King County Drunk Driving DUI Lawyer: The Drug DUI Handbook

Kirkland Seattle King County Drunk Driving DUI Lawyer: The Drug DUI Handbook

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The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book “The Drug DUI Handbook,” due to be published in September, 2011.  Jolly, David N.  The Drug DUI Handbook.  Outskirts Press Inc. (2011)

Critics of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test for DUI related purposes have argued that alcohol or drugs are not the only potential cause of nystagmus and there are many different causes of nystagmus that have been observed and studied. Syndromes such as influenza, vertigo, epilepsy, measles, syphilis, arteriosclerosis, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Korsakoff’s Syndrome, brain hemorrhage, streptococcus infections, and other psychogenic disorders all have been shown to produce nystagmus. Additionally, conditions such as hypertension, motion sickness, sunstroke, eyestrain, eye muscle fatigue, glaucoma, and changes in atmospheric pressure may result in gaze nystagmus. Pangman. Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus: Voodoo Science. 2 DWI J. 1, 3-4 (1987) The Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test in the DUI investigation process involves the officer looking for up to six clues in the driver’s eyes. These six clues consist of three maximum clues that can be observed in each eye. According to NHTSA studies if the driver exhibits four or more clues the officer can consider the driver to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Author of The DUI Handbook for the Accused, DUI/DWI: The History of Driving Under the Influence, The DUI Investigation Handbook and The Drug DUI Handbook. 

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