Impaired Driving
The WSMA supports policies aimed at reducing repeat impaired driving that
could include:
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Monitoring installation and use of mandatory ignition interlock devices
for all convicted DUI offenders with the following actions that the
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has found to reduce
impaired driving: 1) incentives for early installation, 2) eliminate
eligibility of repeat offenders for diversion programs, 3) coordination
across all agencies involved in interlocks, 4) implement uniformly
across the state, 5) strong, swift penalties for violations of use, and
6) ongoing evaluation and publication of programs’ effectiveness for
improving interlock use;
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Requiring mandatory substance abuse assessment and treatment for all
convicted DUI offenders;
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Recommending blood toxicology testing at the accident scene by qualified
officers for all traffic crashes resulting in fatalities or serious
injury;
Requiring permanent ignition interlock device installation and monitoring
for people with a second DUI conviction. (Res C-16 A-23)
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Abbreviations for House of Delegates report origination:
EC – Executive Committee; BT – Board of Trustees; CPA – Council on
Professional Affairs; JC – Judicial Council; CHS – Community and Health
Services