August 3, 2021
New cars will be required to have technology to detect drunk drivers and a system to keep children from being accidentally left in vehicles on hot days under a series of long-sought safety measures included in the infrastructure bill awaiting …
August 6, 2018
In South Florida, clubs are open late, booze flows freely and the public transportation system leaves a lot to be desired. But the number of drunk drivers on the road appears to be going down. At least the number of …
March 27, 2017
Some in Utah law enforcement say a new law giving the state the strictest DUI threshold in the country could change how officers screen people for DUI and look for signs someone’s blood alcohol level is over the new 0.05 …
September 1, 2015
Law enforcement officials in six states are launching their 24th annual “Hands Across the Border” campaign aimed at catching motorists driving under the influence. On Monday, the five-day campaign kicks off involving law enforcement agencies in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, …
March 23, 2015
Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save 59,000 lives and $343 million over 15 years, according to a University of Michigan study. In addition, researchers concluded the …
December 27, 2012
Georgia State Troopers have announced they’ll be keeping an eye out for drunk drivers through the end of the holiday season. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety Col. Mark McDonough says authorities will be aggressively patrolling for impaired …
October 9, 2012
A county prosecutor in southeastern North Dakota is routinely charging many first-time drunken driving offenders with the lesser offense of reckless driving, records show. Lyle Bopp, the Sargent County state’s attorney, said the practice gives first offenders a second chance …
August 31, 2012
“A drunk driver killed someone I love,” reads a sign on the Interstate 80 East exit ramp onto Route 611 in Stroud Township, Pa. It’s the same area where Raymond Gelormini Jr., 49, of Hackettstown, N.J., was killed in March. …