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Trial Draws To Close of Driver Accused of Killing Boy Scout

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man “recklessly and selfishly” got behind the wheel of his SUV after pounding vodka on a golf course and plowed into a group of hiking Boy Scouts, killing a 12-year-old, a prosecutor said during …

Drunken Drivers Could Face More Penalties in Nebraska

Drunken drivers in Nebraska who refuse to take blood tests could be in for harsher punishments, including up to a year in jail and fines of up to $1,000. Refusing to take a breathalyzer or blood test had been a …

New Jersey High Court Upholds Reliability of Alcotest

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the breath test used in drunken driving cases. Wednesday’s order by the court upholds the use of Alcotest, which replaced the Breathalyzer more than a decade ago. The test has been …

Blood Alcohol Gadget Keeps Golfers on Course

Chuck Stump and Brent Pauley are out to end drunk driving – and not just the kind you think. They’re fighting drinking and driving on the golf course. In February, Stump and Pauley introduced the Golfalyzer, a portable, AA battery-powered …