Former Pro Soccer Player Sentenced for New Jersey DUI Fatality
Matthew Maher, the 25-year-old former pro soccer player from New Jersey’s Cape May County who admitted to killing a man while driving drunk, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in state prison....
View ArticleJohns Hopkins Students Fight for Ignition Interlock Device Legislation
A group of students from Johns Hopkins University traveled to Annapolis yesterday in support of senior Natalie Draisin’s efforts to pass the “Drunk Driving Elimination Act” through the House of...
View ArticleIntoxicated Driving Does Not Decrease as College Students Get Older
With the overabundance of alcohol-impaired driving information, media attention and police patrols, it is hard to believe there are still some out there who believe they are above the law and immune to...
View ArticleDUI Risk on College Campuses Calls for More Visible Deterrents
Preventing loss of life among college students from DUI, whether caused by using alcohol or drugs behind the wheel, continues to be a problem experts say many campuses are failing to adequately...
View ArticleCalifornia and Other States Contemplating Posting Facebook Photos of DUI...
For people who get behind the wheel after they’ve been drinking, it’s more than injury, legal penalties and a long-term police record that will remind them of the offense. Some cities are considering...
View ArticleNew Test For Alcohol Impairment
There’s a new tool for law enforcement to use in the crackdown on drunk driving, and this test may keep some drivers out of jail. According to a recent article, a trio of a doctor, lawyer and former...
View ArticleHave Anti-Drunk Driving Campaigns Led to More Drunk Walking?
Recent research has shown that over one-third of the pedestrians killed in 2011 had blood alcohol levels above the legal driving limit, which can be achieved after just a few drinks. There has been a...
View ArticleAdolescents Not Afraid to Abuse Substances and Drive
When fewer kids are drinking alcohol, does that mean that we’ve won the war against drinking and driving? A large student survey from Canada could prove insightful for understanding the substance use...
View ArticleGrad Night: The True Dangers of Drinking and Driving
High school graduation is a time for celebration and a time of transition, a time for looking forward and looking back. Sharing precious moments and memories with classmates, friends and family brings...
View ArticleNTSB Endorses Reduced Drunk-Driving Threshold
In the U.S., laws in all local and state jurisdictions set a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 percent as the legal threshold for intoxication. However, in May 2013, the National Transportation...
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