Here's a fresh push to improve drunk driving laws here in Ohio to continue people from re-offending.
It's known as Annie's Rules and is named after a New York lawyer who was hit and killed by a drunk driver last year.
The law hasn't created it out of committee at the Common Assembly in the state capitol.
But it just received a large push from the national transportation security board.
The bill would need all convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders to spend into an ignition device that measures your drinking content material.
If you're over the lawful limit it won't let your car start.
But one driver says while he confirms drinking and driving is not good for you he feels for first time offenders the proposed law is extreme.
"I think for a primary time offense, it could be, but I do think clearly most people when they've been stopped and prosecuted for driving a vehicle while they're drunk, etc. they get the message and they don't do it again," said Salvador Clifford.
Critics of the bill are involved the device could be regarded punishment and so judges reduce their ability to hand out a good sentence.
But supporters say, it's basically meant to stop fatal crashes and keep drunk drivers off the roads.
It's known as Annie's Rules and is named after a New York lawyer who was hit and killed by a drunk driver last year.
The law hasn't created it out of committee at the Common Assembly in the state capitol.
But it just received a large push from the national transportation security board.
The bill would need all convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders to spend into an ignition device that measures your drinking content material.
If you're over the lawful limit it won't let your car start.
But one driver says while he confirms drinking and driving is not good for you he feels for first time offenders the proposed law is extreme.
"I think for a primary time offense, it could be, but I do think clearly most people when they've been stopped and prosecuted for driving a vehicle while they're drunk, etc. they get the message and they don't do it again," said Salvador Clifford.
Critics of the bill are involved the device could be regarded punishment and so judges reduce their ability to hand out a good sentence.
But supporters say, it's basically meant to stop fatal crashes and keep drunk drivers off the roads.
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