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Wearable tattoo sends alcohol levels to your cell phone

Date:               October 17, 2016 Source:           National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161017103217.htm Summary:        Engineers have developed a small device, worn on the skin, that detects alcohol                                        …

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Two die after van overturns

Published: Sascha Wilson Trinidad Guardian Monday, September 26, 2016 Two die after van overturns   A Guyanese national and his co-worker were killed when the van they were in struck another van and flipped several times along the highway near Chase Village Flyover on Saturday night. Rajendra Persad, 34, a Guyanese employed with Victoria Medical Laboratories in San…

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Driver records highest drunk reading

At the age of 26, a man of Ecclesville, Rio Claro not only chalked up his second drunk driving charge, but also gained the distinction of recording the highest ever breath sample taken locally when he failed his breathalyser test with a reading of 188 microgrammes. The minimum permitted while driving is 35 microgrammes of…

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90 fatal road accidents…so far

Wednesday, September 21 2016 FOR THE year so far, 90 persons have been killed in accidents along the nation’s roads. police said yesterday. In a press release, officers added that they arrested 23 persons for driving under the influence of alcohol over the weekend during an exercise on the Southern Main road. Officers appealed to…

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4 drivers arrested in exercise

Published on Jul 12, 2015, 8:38 pm AST Four people were arrested during a police exercise in the Western Division yesterday morning for driving under the influence. The exercise was coordinated by Senior Superintendent Huggins together with members of the Western Division Task Force throughout several communities in Diego Martin and St James. The exercise…

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6 held for drunk driving

NEWSDAY   By RALPH BANWARIE Tuesday, December 9 2014 EASTERN Division Police conducted a successful anti-crime initiative on the weekend in which six persons were arrested and charged for driving while under the influence of alcohol, four for possession of illegal narcotics and 40 fixed penalty tickets were issue to other errant motorists. The exercise…

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$26,000 in drunk driving fines

NEWSDAY By RALPH BANWARIE Thursday, November 6 2014 SIX drivers from east Trinidad and one from Central were ordered to pay a total of $26,000 in fines when they all pleaded guilty to charges of drunk driving on Tuesday. In addition, the drivers had their driver’s permit suspended for between three to six months. One…

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21 drunks sent for counselling

By AZARD ALI Tuesday, April 14 2015 A SECOND chance was given to a kind hearted magistrate who instead of levying hefty fines, ordered 21 persons who appeared before her on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) counselling. The accused persons were “fortunate” not to have come before…

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4 on Drunk Driving Charges

Monday, September 29 2014 Four motorists charged with driving under the influence of alcohol are expected to appear in the Siparia Magistrate’s Court today. The four were arrested during police road traffic exercises in Siparia and Penal, that began at 6 pm on Friday and ended Saturday afternoon. The exercise was supervised by Inspector De…

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6 Of The Most Dangerous Drug And Alcohol Cocktails

Aug 15, 2016 03:49 PM By Samantha Olson   More than half of American adults have had alcohol in the past month, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. But how many of them paused to think about the medications or drugs they had taken and wondered what it could do to their bodies? Despite…

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