MADD Board Member on NBC Nightly News
By MADD | January 3, 2013| 4 Comments | Filed in: Drunk Driving

MADD Board Member Nina Walker shares the story of her daughter, Ginger, on NBC Nightly News.

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Ignition Interlocks are a key component of MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving®.   Ignition interlocks are critical to eliminating drunk driving, as a majority of convicted drunk drivers will continue to drive on a suspended license.  States that are enforcing all-offender ignition interlock laws, such as Arizona and Oregon, have cut DUI deaths in half, largely due to comprehensive interlock laws requiring all drunk drivers receive the device.

Currently 17 states require interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers – Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Virginia and Washington. If you are a resident of one of the other 33 states, contact your legislators and tell them you support saving lives and eliminating repeat drunk driving offenses by requiring ignition interlocks for all convicted DUI offenders.


   

Comments

Submitted by Gabe1972 at 01:34 PM on January 10, 2013
My belief is that ignition locks should be installed on all new vehicles. I know there are detractors, but people have to remember that driving is a privilege, not a right. A tremendous number of people think that when they have just a drink or two at a restaurant that they are fine and they are "responsible" drivers, yet many of them, without realizing it, are over the limit, and even if they aren't, they may still be impaired. I also believe that the limit should be .05, not .08. I would actually prefer a .00 law, but I know that will never, EVER happen. No one has to have a drink with dinner, or during a ball game, etc. And if they still want to, then have someone drive that didn't drink. These are just my personal opinions and I'm sure people will think I am being a little harsh, but there should be NO drunk or under the influence drivers on the road. NONE. I am tired of seeing accidents on the news that happened because someone was drunk. I personally know of someone that got in a single car, almost hitting a house, because he drunk. They did a blood test and because the results weren't back when he went to court, and because it was a first time offense, he got a $700 fine and a loss of his license for one year. Shortly after the case was closed the results came in. He had a BAC of .41. Not .041, but .41. Over five times the legal limit. A slap on the wrist in the scheme of things and he almost plowed into a bedroom of a house where an 80+ year old woman was sleeping. $700 and a year of no license. Sheesh!
Submitted by ingehrigmemory at 11:56 PM on January 5, 2013
agree with the message.
Submitted by Kate at 08:08 PM on January 5, 2013
I know of a DUI case in Lackawanna County, that the DA's office handed out a plea bargain like a piece of candy, for a DUI sentence involving Child endangerment, obviously a toddler was in the vehicle also. And they dropped the charges for a charge witha lesser sentence. If we do not hold these people accountable for their actions, they will be back out in the street probably with doing the same thing again. But this time someone may be seriously harmed or killed. I disagree with plea bargaining anything that has to do with a DUI charge with child endangerment. We need to prosecute and show them that this will not be tolerated by our commonwealth. Too many people are getting injured or killed by drunk drivers. We need to prosecute to the fullest extent, we the people deserve to be safe while traveling and so do our loved ones. Does someone always have to be hurt or killed before they will prosecute these charges seriously! We need stiffer penalties!!
Submitted by dino at 05:20 PM on January 3, 2013
we should not have to wate till someone gets a DWI to have this thing on cars all cars should have one.

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