ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is releasing the results of a pilot program that could lead to new oral fluid testing tools that would detect drug-impaired driving.
Office of Traffic Safety Director Mike Hanson says the tools are built to detect recent use of drugs. Hanson says during the pilot program, they detected more than one drug in 62% of tests and found that 90% of drivers who tested positive for alcohol with a preliminary breath test also tested positive for one or more drugs at the same time.
Hanson says the program was voluntary for drivers, and his office submitted the results of the program to state legislators.
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