Drunk Driving
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Drunk driving blood alcohol level should be .05, NTSB says
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Every state in the country uses .08 as the current threshold for impaired driving. NTSB officials want that level dropped nationwide by 35 percent.
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Debby Franco, Joshua Franco found not guilty
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The trial of two people charged with giving alcohol to minors who were later killed in a wrong-way car crash ended with the mother and son found not guilty.
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Teen drunk driving down 54 percent
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says since 1991, there's been a 54 percent drop in high school students who admitted to drinking and driving.
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D.C. blood alcohol test program resumes
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The city's blood alcohol program was suspended in 2010 after inaccurately calibrated equipment called into question hundreds of drunken driving convictions.
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Family holds vigil for drunk driving victims
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On Sept. 4, 2009, Rebecca Sacra and her grandson, 2-year-old Jonathan, were killed by a drunk driver. To mark the three year anniversary their relatives gathered for a vigil.
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Stone Hill Middle School substitute teacher accused of being drunk at school
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Authorities Monday arrested Jacqueline Barnes, 50, of Aldie, and charged her with being drunk in public.
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'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' launches nationwide
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Starting this week, thousands of police departments across the country will kick off "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over", a campaign to curb drunk driving in the final weeks of summer.
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New DUI law goes into effect in Virginia
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Under a new Virginia law, anyone convicted of a DUI, even first-time offenders, will have to install an interlock device into their car.
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New law cracks down on D.C. drunk drivers
Starting Wednesday, the penalties for people convicted of DUI in the District will significantly increase.
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Talking urinal cakes speak up to curb drunk driving
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Michigan urinals aren’t just giving relief—they’re offering potential drunks some sound advice.
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Virginia, Maryland new laws take effect
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New laws on abortions, guns, drunk driving and taxes are going into effect in Maryland and Virginia.
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Mathew Cheswick killed in Ocean City by drunk driver
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A Maryland man was killed by a drunk driver in Ocean City early on Monday morning.
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Fairfax County police step up Memorial Day weekend patrols
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The Fairfax County Police Department is stepping up its patrols this weekend in an effort to reverse some troubling statistics. Memorial Day weekend, emergency room visits are expected to jump 11 percent due to underage drinking.
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Jerome 'Randy' Babbitt DWI charges dropped
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After a judge viewed video of a traffic stop during which former FAA head Randy Babbitt was arrested for DWI, he tossed out the charges against him.
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Mandatory ignition interlock devices called for by IIHS
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One of America's leading agencies on driving safety is making a renewed push to mandate ignition interlock devices for all DUI offenders nationwide, something that's only required in 15 states.
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Victor Aldana in court Monday on manslaughter, drunk driving charges
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Prosecutors say that 22-year-old Victor Aldana had a blood-alcohol content of 0.15, nearly twice the legal limit, when he struck and killed Brian Hernandez-Chavez on Jan. 15.
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Carlos Montano, man convicted in nun killing, to be sentenced
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An illegal immigrant convicted of killing a Benedictine nun from Prince William County and injuring two others will learn his fate today.
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Victor Aldana held without bond after fatal Duke Street crash
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Victor Aldana, the man who's charged with striking and killing an 8-year-old boy with his car in Alexandria on Sunday, had a BAC of 0.15 at the time of the crash, prosecutors say.
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