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Device will aid roadside testing for drug use
12/22/20 3:08 AM
HANCOCK COUNTY The Hancock County Traffic Safety Partnership is among 52 police entities in the state that are being equipped with a new roadside tool that can detect the presence of cocaine, opiates, cannabis and other drugs.
The device, called the SoToxa Mobile Test System, is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of drugs. Results are available roadside within five minutes.
Officers will begin using the devices in the field this month.
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, which is providing the devices to the agencies, says a survey shows nearly half of fatally injured drivers with known results tested positive for drugs in 2016, up from 28% a decade ago.
By Demetrios Sanders
Dec 21, 2020 11:24 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) - A new device will help Indiana law enforcement identify impaired drivers. It s called the SoToxa mobile test system and it has the ability to detect a variety of drugs.
Vigo County Sheriff John Plasse says testing drivers under the influence of alcohol is commonplace for law enforcement; however, determining if a person has consumed other substances can be more difficult. There s times we have somebody we pulled over and they were impaired, there was just no doubt it, we ran them on the PBT and it s zero. Well like, something s going on here, we just don t know what it is, Plasse said.
Several Indiana police departments now using new drug-detective device on drivers Share Updated: 10:32 AM EST Dec 21, 2020 The Associated Press
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:32 AM EST Dec 21, 2020 The Associated Press The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is providing 52 police agencies across the state with a new roadside tool that can detect the presence of cocaine, opiates, cannabis and other drugs.The device, called the SoToxa Mobile Test System, is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of drugs. Results are available roadside within five minutes.Officers will begin using the devices in the field this month. Participating police departments include Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lake County and Muncie. SoToxa is not a substitute for officer training or experience,” said Rob Duckworth, ICJI traffic safety director. It’s an additional resource they can use to re