If you live in Michigan St you may be soon getting a drive-by “Drug Test” from the local police department soon. According to a new report, A one-year pilot program set up in five counties will allow Michigan State Police to conduct roadside drug tests. First Lt. Michael Shaw says if a driver is pulled over for a traffic offense and shows signs of being under the influence of drugs –
specially trained “drug recognition experts” will conduct traditional field sobriety tests. Next, the officers will use a saliva-based testing to check drivers to see if they’ve smoked marijuana or used heroin or cocaine. “Were seeing throughout the state of Michigan there’s an increase in both drugged driving and drugged driving fatalities,” Shaw told WWJ Newsradio 950’s Zahra Huber. FULL REPORT
