When Jan Semenoff worked as a Saskatoon police officer from the 1980s to the early 2000s, he was often first on the scene of serious car crashes involving people suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
After making sure everyone involved had gotten medical care, he would begin the DUI investigation. Semenoff would work with healthcare professionals, often in hospital emergency departments, to check for alcohol or drugs in a driver’s system.
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But for Vancouver defence lawyer Kyla Lee, cases where RCMP admits to using expired blood collection kits, have become regular. She has handled more than 20 such cases in the last several years.
“Police say so in their disclosure statements but don’t include a reason for why they used expired equipment,” said Lee, who has specialized in impaired driving issues since 2012.
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