Tag: impaired driving

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Halloween Drinking Data May Scare You Sober, or at Least Keep You Home

Halloween is no longer a just-for-kids holiday. According to the National Retail Federation, over 170 million people in...

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Happy Birthday! Montana’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Turns 1

Drinking and driving has been a chronic—and deadly—problem on Montana’s roadways for decades. In 2008, Forbes magazine reported...

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29 Million in U.S. Admit Driving Drunk in 2011

On Monday the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released results from the 2011 National Survey...

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A Growing Concern: Female Drunk Drivers

The majority of people arrested for drunk driving and who are responsible for drunk driving fatalities and serious...

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NHTSA Report: 70% of drunk drivers in fatal accidents are twice the legal limit

According to 2010 alcohol-related traffic fatality data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than...

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The Costs of Drunk Driving: How to Save $37 Billion a Year

Take a look at this infographic from www.carinsurance.org on the costs of drunk driving.

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Making a Difference: York, PA Closing the Supervision Gap for Repeat Drunk Drivers

According to officials in York County, Pennsylvania, in any given year, 125 drunk drivers are responsible for 600...

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In Kansas, Refuse a DUI Test and You Could End Up in Jail

Despite the fact that all 50 states have implied consent laws, which dole out punishment for refusal to...

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Big Win for Impaired Driving Programs When President Signs MAP-21 Transportation Bill

Congress went to work last week with the passage of the $109 billion Moving Ahead for Progress (MAP)...

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Leandra’s Law: Closing interlock loophole runs aground in NY House

New York’s groundbreaking Leandra’s Law had its first official challenge last month when an offender sentenced to the...