Drunk driving is defined as operating a vehicle while under the influenewith a blood-alcohol content of .08 percent or more. It is a very dangerous practice and risks the lives of the driver and anyone else on the road. In the United States, drunk driving is said to be the cause of 44 percent of all traffic fatalities.
A new law went into effect in July 2011 in the state of Washington making it mandatory for a vehicle driven by a person arrested for DUI (driving under the influence) to be towed and remain impounded for a 12-hour period.
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In Evesham Township, New Jersey, a drunk-driving arrest will get you more than a big fine and a night in jail—your mug shot and name will also be added to a public Facebook page. The police department’s Facebook page features video clips, mug shots, police reports, pictures of missing person, and now names and photos [...]
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Drunk driving is a major problem in America, but it’s an even bigger problem in Finland. A new survey discovered that more than one-third of Finnish men and one-fifth of women have driven a vehicle while drunk. Most of the drunk-drivers are between 25 and 34 years old; of this group, 32 percent said they [...]
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A year after the deadly drunk-driving crash in which a Long Island mother drove the wrong way down Taconic State Parkway and collided with an SUV—killing four children in her car, herself, and three adults in the SUV—the involved families are arguing over a forthcoming HBO documentary about the tragic event.
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A woman was arrested for driving drunk and topless, stealing a bottle of wine, and crashing her car into a Burger King in Nevada.
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Choices about alcohol are never made in isolation. Making a decision whether to drink and how much to drink affects family members, employers, and friends. When drinking behaviors extend to secondary decisions related to drinking, such as whether to drive after drinking, the impact reaches even more people.
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After a state-sponsored program to stage a mock drunk-driving accident was scrapped, parents and teachers sought a different way to educate students at California’s Burbank High School about the dangers of drinking and driving. After administrators cancelled the mock accident (called “Every 15 Minutes), arguing that a one-time shock approach failed to reach today’s teenagers, [...]
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A 29-year-old man from Fort Myers, Florida was arrested Wednesday after Lee County sheriff’s deputies say he was driving more than 100 mph on U.S. 41 while intoxicated to get home to his small child, whom he had left home alone in her crib.
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The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn all drunk-driving cases based on a breathalyzer test used across the country, according to a Johannesburg newspaper report. According to The Star, the Drager machines, although not defective, were suspended two weeks ago after a change in prosecutorial guidelines caused a problem with their certification.
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Stop Drunk Driving Now, a New England drunk driving awareness campaign, has partnered with Boston-based Illumina Records to recruit 30 teens from Vermont and across the region to make an album to contribute to the national fight against drunk driving deaths.
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