2009-04-17
KCAU-TV
Parents worry that 'alcopops' encourage teen drinking
Sponsored by: Sponsored by: TUESDAY, April 7 (HealthDay News) -- Flavored alcoholic beverages -- dubbed alcopops -- contribute to underage drinking and should carry warning labels, say many American adults who took part in a new national...
2009-04-13
KMEG 14
Death of Angels Adenhart by Suspected Repeat Drunk Driver Shows the Need for Ignition Interlocks
LOS ANGELES, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The suspected drunk driving crash that led to the death of three innocent people including Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and the serious injury of another could have been prevented with a strong ignition interlock law in...
2009-04-12
La Opinion
Drivers who kill
The tragic death of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart brings the issue of traffic safety to the fore. This incident occurred just days after two University of Southern California students were run downone killedby a driver who also ran a red...
2009-04-10
Tennessean
Law could save lives in Tennessee
By Laura Dean-Mooney April 10, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter A day rarely passes when a politician, movie star or sports hero isn't charged with driving under the influence of...
2009-04-10
Tennessean
Cost is small for lives saved
By Ronal Serpas April 10, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share Del.icio.us Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine Twitter The "true-stranger" crime that is most likely to kill or seriously injure you or your family is drunken...
2009-04-10
Tennessean
Interlock would cut drunken-driving deaths
Today's Topic: Bill pushes DUI...
2009-04-01
Pinedale Roundup
Editorial wrong
Dear Mr. Fitzgerald, Your recent editorial in the paper regarding underage drinking had several remarks we would like to comment on. A higher drinking age has undoubtedly saved lives; quickly after the law was passed to deny federal highway funds to states not raising the age for legal drinking, most.
2009-04-01
Individual.com
Underage drinking case stuns area parents
(The Kansas City Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- One 14-year-old girl lay sprawled on the basement floor of the Northland house, passed out after chugging...
2009-04-01
IStock Analyst
Texas May Soon Join 40 Other States in Allowing Drunken-Driving Checkpoints
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas))By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Apr. 1--Texas is one of just 10 states that don't allow sobriety checkpoints, but that may change...
2009-03-29
NewsandSentinel.com
Traffic fatalities are declining in area
PARKERSBURG - The number of traffic fatalities in Wood County has declined during the last four years and police officials believe it is because of a combination of strict drunken driving laws and increased public...
2009-03-29
Steamboat Pilot & Today
Our View: Curb underage drinking
A perfect alcohol compliance check last week demonstrated the success city efforts have had in fighting liquor sales to underage consumers, but theres more work to be...
2009-03-27
Recordonline.com
DWI checkpoint at Newburgh-Beacon bridge leads to arrests
State police Troop T in Newburgh Thursday night arrested three people after setting up a DWI checkpoint at the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. Troopers were on the bridge from 9...
2009-03-26
News Channel 34
PA Lawmakers Debate Using Ignition Locks to Curb Drunk Driving
A plan to stop all convicted drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel when they've been drinking is stirring the pot at the Pennsylvania state...
2009-03-23
WJBC
Dozens ticketed for underage drinking at high school hoops
By: Metro News Source Peoria, IL - While high school basketball teams from across the state gathered in Peoria to play for the state championship, police say dozens of other students decided to get...
2009-03-23
News Watch 50
Underage drinking sweep nabs two for sales to minors
An underage drinking sweep of establishments in St. Lawrence County over the weekend netted two people for selling alcohol to minors. State police in conjunction with the Gouverneur Village police conducted an underage drinking initiative in the area of Gouverneur, Edwards, Dekalb...
2009-03-23
My Desert
DUI checkpoint in Coachella nets 4 arrests
A DUI checkpoint operation conducted by the Coachella Police Department from 7 p.m. on Friday to 2 a.m. on Saturday netted four arrests, police said. Police said a total of 1,600 vehicles passed through the checkpoint on Avenue 49 at Grapefruit...
2009-03-18
News-Press
DUI checkpoint planned this weekend in Lee County
A DUI sobriety checkpoint is scheduled for this weekend, beginning Friday, March 20. The operation will take place in an undisclosed location in Lee County as the Sheriff's Office continues its commitment to getting impaired drivers off our roadways and in support of education efforts such as the national "..
2009-03-16
Herald-Dispatch
W.Va. DMV says interlock use up by 40 percent
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) The Division of Motor Vehicles says the number of West Virginians required to install an interlocking device on their vehicles is up 40 percent since the DUI law was modified last...
2009-03-16
News Talk Radio Whio.com
Checkpoint Nabs Nine Drunk Driving Arrests
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ohio -- Nine arrests on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated were made during a sobriety checkpoint Saturday and Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's...
2009-03-11
The Oxford Press
Police prepare for drunk driving shenanigans
As residents make their St. Patrick's Day plans, local law enforcement officials want them to know they will be out in force looking for drunk...