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 [...]

Police in Everett, Washington were notified recently that a Hummer was stopped, and was blocking a lane of traffic on a public road. A police officer found the Hummer locked, and the person in the driver’s seat unresponsive. We’ve seen that before. But here’s where it gets interesting. Someone [...]

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 [...]