Ward appealed to the court of appeals, which affirmed his conviction. Ward v. State, 733 P.2d 625 (Alaska App. 1987). The court of appeals held that Serrano required "breath sample preservation or reasonable efforts to assist in obtaining a blood test, but not both."
Such tests could well be used against them at trial. See Ward v. State, 733 P.2d 625, 626-27 (Alaska App. 1987), rev'd on other grounds, Ward v. State, 758 P.2d 87 (Alaska, 1988); Russell v. Anchorage, 706 P.2d 687, 692-93 (Alaska App. 1985). Accord State ex rel. McDougall v. Corcoran, 153 Ariz. 157, 735 P.2d 767, 771 (1987); State v. Strong, 504 So.2d 758, 760 (Fla. 1987).
Other States are in accord. See Ward v. State, 733 P.2d 625 (Alaska Ct. App. 1987); State v. Roberge, 306 A.2d 13 (Me. 1973); State v. Hatlestad, 347 N.W.2d 843 (Minn. Ct. App. 1984); State v. Snipes, 478 S.W.2d 299 (Mo. 1972); People v. Hoats, 102 Misc.2d 386 (N.Y. 1979); State v. Bunton, 27 N.C. App. 704 (1975); State v. Hilditch, 36 Or. App. 435 (1978).
" George at p. 654. Some jurisdictions hold that while the police cannot prevent a person from attempting to obtain independent testing, there is no duty to assist the person and no requirement that the police transport the person to a testing site. Commonwealth v. Rosewarne, 571 N.E.2d 354, 356 (Mass. 1991), Ward v. State, 733 P.2d 625 (Ak. Ct.App. 1987), State v. Roberge, 306 A.2d 13 (Me. 1973), State v. Hatlestad, 347 N.W.2d 843 (Minn. Ct.App. 1984), State v. Snipes, 478 S.W.2d 299 (Mo. en banc 1972), Annot., 45 A.L.R. 4th 11 (1983).