THE CLEAR ROAD

Washington State is pretty serious about fighting drunk driving, and has some good laws on the books, including a law which requires all DUI offenders to use ignition interlocks.  But some lawmakers and police agencies say there is more that can be done. One thing in particular they’re after– [...]

File this under “It Could Have Been Worse.” A Chicago man named Esteban Garcia-Ortiz got his Nissan sedan stuck on a railroad track in Riverside, Illinois.  Police gave him a roadside sobriety test, which he failed. He thought he was driving on the street. As it turns out, drunk driving was [...]

The first Kansas memorial to DUI victims was unveiled recently in Ellsworth County. It’s a sign with the words “Lost to DUI” and the names of two high school sweethearts, Kyle Thornburg and Kylie Jobe. They were returning from a ski trip in 2011 when they were hit head-on by a drunk driver and [...]

Driving a car involves some skill, some experience, some attention and also a bit of judgement. But it also requires some trust. You need to watch out for the other drivers on the road, but there’s a shared assumption that the person coming toward you can keep to his or her side of the road.  [...]

Your Hump-day recess: Okay, you win, it’s a drive-through! Convenience stores see more than their share of drunks, since they’re a ready source of alcohol at all hours. They also see more than their share of drunk drivers, though usually they get out of their cars before they go [...]

There’s a such thing as too much success. The Roanoke Valley, Virginia DUI task force just completed its first year of operation, and while it expected results, it got more results than it bargained for.  According to recent news reports, the task force’s first year yielded, among other [...]