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Ignition Lock May Be Forced on First-Time Drunk Drivers

By Steven Rodriguez

If Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Assembly Member Mike Feuer (D-LA) have their way, anyone convicted of driving drunk in California — including first-time offenders — will have to install an alcohol ignition interlock on their vehicle. A hearing on the pending legislation (A.B. 2784) will be conducted by the Public Safety Committee tomorrow. MADD’s California Executive Director Matthias Mendezona and local drunk driving victims are scheduled to testify. More than 1,276 people were killed on California roads by drunk drivers in 2006. Driving under the influence (DUI) is the nation’s most frequently committed violent crime, say advocates for the ignition lock legislation. They say the devices are 90% effective at reducing repeat offenses of drunk driving and significantly decrease the number of deaths and injuries caused by drunk drivers...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on April 08, 2008 (boomark / email).