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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) on Dec. 7 joined the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and law enforcement to launch a national drunk driving crackdown to be held Dec. 16 through Jan. 3.

Tags: drunk driving, Governors Highway Safety Association, Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation

DULUTH, MN - A 62-year old Minnesota man plead guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk, according to the Duluth News Tribune.

Tags: drunk driving, DWI, La-Z-Boy chair

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, Oct. 20, cast doubt on the legal authority of a police officer to pull over a suspected drunk driver based solely on a caller's tip to law enforcement, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Tags: drunk driving, Law Enforcement, U.S. Supreme Court

ARLINGTON, VA --- A new survey indicates that people are ready to prevent any driver from starting a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol, even though the technology to do it isn't available yet.

Tags: alcohol detection devices , blood alcohol concentration , drunk driving, DWI violations, IIHS

SACRAMENTO, CA --- The California Supreme Court this month made it easier for motorists accused of drunk driving to challenge the results of police breathalyzers.

Tags: breathalyzer tests, California Supreme Court, drunk driving, DUI prevention

ALBUQUERQUE, NM --- The success of New Mexico's efforts to fight drunk driving is attracting the attention of legislators and transportation officials in other states.

Tags: alcohol-related crash rates , drunk driving, interlock legislation , Mothers Against Drunk Driving , New Mexico DWI fatalities

MEMPHIS, TN --- Beginning July 1, law enforcement officers in Tennessee will be required to conduct blood alcohol level tests while responding to suspected drunk driving accidents, if someone other than the suspected impaired driver is left seriously hurt or killed.

Tags: drunk driving, Tennessee DUI law

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) research shows that between 2002 and 2006, nearly four fatalities out of 10 involved alcohol-impaired crashes in the last two weeks of December.

Tags: drunk driving, NHTSA

PROVIDENCE, RI --- Across the country, police are seeing more incidents of extreme drunk driving, with recorded blood-alcohol levels reaching limits that doctors say would be lethal to most people, ABC News reported.

Tags: drunk driving, ignition interlock devices

NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- Republican leaders in the Tennessee state legislature have proposed a set of bills aimed at strengthening laws against drunk driving.

Tags: driver safety, drunk driving