2008-05-09 Yakima Herald-Republic

State puts ignition interlock devices to the test

GORDON KING/Yakima Herald-Republic A client of Yakima Interlock holds the ignition interlock device. He must blow into the device before starting his car and if the device detects any alcohol on his breath, the car won't...

2008-05-06 KRCG Online

Interlock bill passes overwhelmingly in Mo House

JEFFERSON CITY, MO -- A Missouri Senate Committee has been hearing testimony on a House bill to require ignition interlock devices in cars driven by people with multiple drunk driving...

2008-05-05 KHON 2

Lawmakers Anticipate New DUI Law

Hawaii leads the nation in traffic fatalities involving alcohol in the nation. A bill passed by lawmakers and awaiting approval by Governor Lingle could change...

2008-04-30 The Mining Journal

Drunken driving rates significant

When it comes to drunken driving rates, our region should be taking a good look at itself. As reported by the Associated Press last week, The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving...

2008-04-28 FOX11AZ.com

Checkpoint nets 15 DUI arrests

Tucson Police made 15 DUI arrests during a six-hour-long sobriety checkpoint on Friday, April 25 at the intersection of Broadway Boulevard and Mountain...

2008-04-28 USA Today

Study: 9% of us admit to driving drunk

Despite nearly 30 years of media campaigns detailing the dangers of drunken driving, almost one in 11 people admit to driving when they thought they were legally intoxicated, according to a survey released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic...

2008-04-23 JS Online

Editorial: Culture shift needed

Wisconsin's drinking culture is traditional and a learned behavior. Another study on drunken driving highlights the need to do some unlearning.From the Journal SentinelPosted: April 23, 2008 Perhaps the most significant thing about another study on drunken driving that puts Wisconsin at the top of a bad...

2008-04-17 The Californian

Anti-DUI patrols win extension

MOSS LANDING - A crackdown on drunken driving that's been credited with reducing DUI fatalities along Highway 1 in north Monterey County has won funding for at least seven additional...

2008-04-16 Greenville News

State gets much-needed stronger DUI law

Whatever else emerges from this year's General Assembly, a tougher DUI law certainly will be counted among the major achievements. South Carolina has one of the highest rates of DUI-related fatalities in the...

2008-04-15 The State

Penalties in DUI law toughen up

Gov. Mark Sanford today will sign off on a dramatically rewritten drunken driving law that imposes tougher penalties and eliminates what police and victim advocates call loopholes in exiting...

2008-04-15 USA Today

DUI involvement varies widely by state

Belva Howard didn't know that South Carolina had one of the nation's weakest drunken driving laws or that 40% of traffic deaths in her state involve legally intoxicated...

2008-04-13 Inside Bay Area

Device thwarts drunken drivers

It's called an ignition interlock device - basically, a Breathalyzer with a tube you blow into. Interlock devices, when installed on a dashboard, won't allow a car to start if you have more than a tiny amount of alcohol on your...

2008-04-13 Honolulu Advertiser

Ignition interlock device seen as key

Carol McNamee Founder, MADD-Hawaii THIS WEEK Editorial and Opinion Editor Jeanne Mariani-Belding puts Suzanne Case, excutive director of the Nature Conservancy in Hawai'i, on The Hot Seat for a live blog chat Wednesday from noon to 1...

2008-04-12 Niles Daily Star

Don't drink and drive - do they get it?

NILES - Driving while under the influence is very dangerous as drivers with high blood alcohol content have an increased risk of causing car...

2008-04-11 (WV) Charleston Gazette

MADD hails state's aggravated-DUI law

2008-04-10 North Platte Telegraph

Ignition locks OKd

LINCOLN First- and second-offense drunk drivers would be required to drive cars equipped with ignition interlock devices under a measure given 43-0 final approval Tuesday by the...

2008-04-10 West Virginia MetroNews

'Putting A Probation Officer In The Car'

2008-04-10 Beckley Register-Herald

MADD director sees new law as enormous improvement

2008-04-07 Santa Barbara News

First-time California drunk drivers may face ignition locks

9:41 AM Scripps Howard News Service Must credit Sacramento Bee Sacramento Bee With drunk driving deaths in California rising, lawmakers and law enforcers are turning to a little black box as a weapon against that roadway...

2008-04-04 WTNH.com

Alcoholics Not to Blame for All Drunk Driving Cases

By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- It's easy to assume that drunk drivers are habitual drinkers, but new research suggests that people who only get drunk occasionally account for almost half of those who drive while...