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DUI Laws: New York Gets Strict

By Morgan Brickley

Last year, New York state saw about 12,000 DUI-related deaths, according to local CBS news. As a result, the state has recently enacted strict new DUI laws to help decrease the number of fatal accidents. State Governor David Patterson signed the Child Passenger Protection Act, which outlines some of the toughest DUI laws in the country – according to the governor. Patterson hopes it will help provide police officers with the tools they need to better prosecute DUI offenders. The Child Passenger Protection Act is also referred to as Leandra’s Law, for an 11-year-old girl named Leandra Rosado who was killed as a passenger in a drunk driving accident. Leandra was in a car with a friend’s drunk mother, Carmen Huertas, behind the wheel...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).