Tuesday, November 19, 2013

North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood

Scott Gordon
NBC DFW
November 19, 2013



The typical procedure for taking a blood sample.
The typical procedure for taking a blood sample.

Some drivers along a busy North Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva and even blood.


It was part of a government research study aimed at determining the number of drunken or drug-impaired drivers.

“It just doesn’t seem right that you can be forced off the road when you’re not doing anything wrong,” said Kim Cope, who said she was on her lunch break when she was forced to pull over at the roadblock on Beach Street.

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