The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety …
Super Bowl Sunday is among the most dangerous days to venture onto California roads as gatherings for the game at parties or restaurants prompt drivers to consume alcohol. More drinking-related crashes happen in California on the day of the National …
Fewer Wisconsinites are being hurt or killed in drunken driving accidents. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says 185 people died in alcohol-related crashes last year – down 47 percent since 2003. Injuries from those crashes have dropped 59 percent in …
The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office is kicking off its campaign to crack down on drunken driving. The director of the Safety Office and other law enforcement will kick off the campaign at an event in Murfreesboro on Thursday. Law …
Wisconsin transportation officials say drunken driving deaths and injuries in the state have dramatically declined over the last decade. The Department of Transportation released data Friday showing the number of fatalities in alcohol-related crashes in Wisconsin dropped 47 percent, from …
Vermont State Police say the number of motor vehicle crashes was down this past Memorial Day weekend compared to two years ago. There were 41 crashes compared to 56 in 2012, and no fatal crashes in either year. The number …
Santa Fe County has seen the number of crashes involving alcohol drop sharply over the past year, and experts say that’s evidence New Mexico’s drunken-driving laws, police enforcement and education are making the state safer. “It’s not noise. It’s not …
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is reminding travelers to find a designated driver to curb alcohol-related crashes during the holiday season. Officials say between Nov. 20 and Dec. 31 of 2012, Georgia saw 1,119 alcohol-related crashes, which resulted in …
A 44-year-old Central Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison for her sixth driving while intoxicated conviction. A Hays County jury on Wednesday sentenced Rose Ann Davidson of San Marcos. Investigators say Davidson was arrested in July 2012 …
The Mississippi Highway Patrol says it will increase patrols as part of a national initiative called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Albert Santa Cruz says 30 percent of all fatal automobile crashes in Mississippi are …