NTSB Not Giving Up On Proposal to Drop Legal Driving BAC Limits

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board defended the agency’s proposal to lower the legal limit for drunken driving from .08 percent blood-alcohol content to .05 or lower.

Bill To Toughen Drunk Driving Penalties Hits Setback

State lawmakers have backed off a bill that would have made a first time drunk driving offense a criminal offense. Wisconsin is notorious for being the only state in the nation that treats a first offense with just a civil violation - like a speeding ticket with stiff financial fine.

Impaired Driving Case Could Establish Precedent

 A court case charging a casino valet whom should not have handed the keys over to a visibly intoxicated driver could set a precedent. The case centers around Richard Moranko, who left the casino intoxicated on Jan. 15, 2011, with a blood alcohol level of 0.329, more than four times the legal limit, after retrieving his vehicle from its valet service.

Seattle Families Come Together to Raise Awareness

Families gathered for the Mothers Against Drunk Driving 5K at a Seattle park. Whether they had directly been impacted or knew someone who lost a person because of a drunk driver. All the patrons who participated in the walk/run gathered in effort to raise awareness.

School Bus Driver Charged With DUI

A South Elgin woman has been charged with operating her school bus while under the influence of alcohol. Jill Beebe, 42, was letting students off the bus at a West Chicago school when a school employee thought she smelled alcohol on Beebe’s breath.

Feeling Tipsy? New Apps Read Blood Alcohol Levels, Hail A Taxi

New iPhone and Android apps are giving people the ability to not only get a reading on their blood alcohol levels, but will even call a cab in their area if they are unable to drive.

Miami Beach Cops Arresting People for DUI a Lot Less, but Not Because People Are Drunk Driving Less

In 2009, Miami Beach police arrested jut fewer than 1,300 people for DUI. Last year, only a mere 492 people and this year they are only projected to arrest about 442 people.