Highway Death Toll Takes Troubling Turn: Up 8.1% This Year November 25, 2015 By Jeff Plungis The death toll on U.S. highways rose 8.1 percent in the first half of 2015 as low fuel prices contributed...
Florida Woman Tells Social Media Followers ‘I’m So Drunk’ Before DUI Arrest October 15, 2015 “I’m so drunk,” a Florida driver repeatedly tells followers on the social media app Periscope, staring at her cellphone’s camera,...
Suburban Philadelphia County Shutting Down DUI Court Over Heavy Caseload September 30, 2015 Court officials are shutting down a special court for drunken driving cases in the Philadelphia suburbs because it’s been too...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer Pushes for High-Tech Solution to Drunk Driving July 29, 2015 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says the nation should increase funds for the development of high-tech sensors that can disable...
Jury Awards $24M to Widower of Woman Killed in Florida Hotel Cabana June 29, 2015 A South Florida jury awarded $24 million to a man whose pregnant wife was killed when a drunken driver slammed...
Mass. High Court Orders Hearing on Alcotest Breathalyzer’s Reliability June 16, 2015 By Young Ha Massachusetts’ highest court has ordered a hearing on the reliability of breathalyzer device Alcotest 7110 MK III-C in a drunk...
South Carolina City Paints Patrol Car Like Taxi to Discourage Drunk Driving May 20, 2015 The Spartanburg, S.C., Police Department has come up with a unique way to draw attention to the cost of drunk...
Drunk Driver Ignition Locks Offer ‘Significant’ Benefits, Savings: Study March 20, 2015 By Alexandra Mondalek Putting technology that prevents drunk drivers from starting a vehicle into every car and truck in the U.S. could save...
Parents Awarded $1.5M in Oklahoma Teen Drunk Driving Case March 16, 2015 Parents of a 17-year-old Oklahoman who was killed in a traffic accident in 2012 have been awarded $1.5 million in...
North Carolina Legislators Approve Tougher Drunken-Driving Bills March 12, 2015 North Carolina lawmakers want a tougher no-alcohol policy imposed upon more motorists permitted to drive again following an impaired-driving conviction....