HEC/News: Bill in Ky. House targets drunken drivers (The Herald Dispatch)

HEC/News
Monday, February 23, 2009

Bill in Ky. House targets drunken drivers
The Herald Dispatch (WV) February 22, 2009
By the Associated Press

"People caught driving drunk just once could be forced to install
breath-alcohol monitoring devices in their cars, as Kentucky lawmakers
consider toughening the state's DUI laws."

"House lawmakers are considering proposals aimed at increasing the use
of ignition locks, which require people to prove they're not drunk by
blowing into a device before starting their vehicles. Another plan would
also decrease the current blood-alcohol level that triggers an
aggravating factor in DUI sentencing..."

"This year five states -- Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska and
Washington -- began requiring first-time drunken drivers to install the
gadgets on their cars. Repeat offenders in South Carolina, meanwhile,
were also required to use the devices if they want to keep driving..."

Full article available at
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x140292454/Bill-in-Ky-House-t
argets-drunken-drivers

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