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Category: DUI Accidents
Driving Impaired Begins With the First Drink
February 26, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsThe National Safety Council (NSC) says, “Impairment begins with the first drink.” Even though every state in the U.S. has the limit at which a driver is legally impaired at 0.08, research has shown that a majority of drivers have deteriorated driving performance significantly lower by the time the blood alcohol level (BAC) reaches this level.
How Does Florida Rank on MADD’s 2019 Report to the Nation?
February 20, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsMothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) released its 2019 Report to the Nation on December 23, 2019. All 50 states and the District of Columbia were rated in five categories.
MADD Helped Pass Lifesaving Laws in 2019
February 14, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsDrunk driving is 100 percent preventable. Numerous injuries and even deaths occur because a driver negligently drives while intoxicated.
2020 Update on Marijuana-Caused Accidents
February 7, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsFlorida’s medical marijuana law for qualifying diagnosed conditions went into effect in 2019.
Defining the High-Risk Impaired Driver
January 31, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsThe Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) released a report, “High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat” which focuses on the challenges and opportunities associated with the high-risk impaired driver (HRID), a person who lacks the restraint or self-control to resist driving impaired.
2019 RIDE Act Has Potential to Eliminate Drunk Driving
December 27, 2019 | Category: DUI AccidentsSenators Rick Scott and Tom Udall introduced a bill, backed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), requiring automobile makers to build cars and trucks with passive detection systems to prevent vehicles from operating when an impaired driver is behind the wheel. With new technology, a push is underway to pass this federal legislation.
FHP Troopers Working to Make Roads Safer for the Holiday Season
December 24, 2019 | Category: DUI AccidentsDuring last year’s Christmas through New Year’s holidays, 97 people lost their lives to negligent behavior on Lee County roads.
MADD Condemns Drunk Driving
December 18, 2019 | Category: DUI AccidentsA concerned motorist witnessed an SUV, with minors in the vehicle, sideswiping a tractor-trailer and reported the incident to authorities. The police later arrested the drunk driver. Following the accident, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) condemned drunk driving again in a press release.
2019 Holiday Party Safety
December 13, 2019 | Category: DUI AccidentsDecember is a month of celebration and parties. As we make plans, it is important to include safety and not drink and drive.
Safety Tips for Keeping Thanksgiving Festive in 2019
November 20, 2019 | Category: DUI AccidentsThanksgiving is the time where families and friends celebrate with one another with food and merriment in anticipation of the upcoming holidays. The National Safety Council (NSC) reported that 463 people died on Thanksgiving in 2017.