People v. Hellwig

It appears that the defendant herein was involved in a minor collision with a car operated by one Henry Levine, on the Troy Road, at or near the intersection of Vrooman Avenue. The Niskayuna police were called and a blood test of the defendant taken with his consent. On the trial, the chemist from the New York State Criminal Laboratory testified that the alcoholic content of the defendant’s blood was 0.16% by weight. The blood test was made after the blood had been kept in a container in the police officer’s home overnight.

The police officers testified that the defendant staggered, his speech…