CT state rep. arrested for DUI

LiveJournal Tags: O’Connor nailed with DUI,DUI,O’Conner released on bond

CT state rep. arrested for DUI
WTNH – New Haven,CT,USA
O’Connor was charged with speeding and DUI, and later was released on $500 bond. A Democrat first elected in 2001, O’Connor serves the 35th Assembly …

Click for more

Skeptics Ask: Does Setting Drinking Age At 21 Save Lives?

Skeptics Ask: Does Setting Drinking Age At 21 Save Lives?
TheDay – New London,CT,USA
“The drinking age took a rather blunt instrument to the problem of drinking and driving,” he said. “If it were simply a matter of the drinking age, … Click for more

Police receive grant to enhance DUI enforcement

Police receive grant to enhance DUI enforcement
UConn Advance – Storrs,CT,USA
UConn Police have received a federal highway safety program grant in the amount of $51000 as part of a 2008 Comprehensive Driving Under the Influence (DUI) … Click for more

Bill proposes alcohol self-test at bars

Bill proposes alcohol self-test at bars
Connecticut Post – Bridgeport,CT,USA
The law, pending before the Judiciary Committee, would encourage bars and restaurants to install the equipment, by lowering their so-called strict liability … Click for more

Making Adults Pay When Teens Drink

TheDay – New London,CT,USA
Until then, police were unable to charge the hosts of underage drinking parties unless they could prove those people provided the alcohol. … Click for more

A Lapse In Judgment; A Devastating Loss

A Lapse In Judgment; A Devastating Loss
Hartford Courant – United States
Underage drinking and driving led to Carlee being run down in a crosswalk on the campus and then left on the side of the road to die. … Click for more

Tough Teen DUI Laws Proposed

Tough Teen DUI Laws Proposed
Hartford Courant – United States
“We need to put teeth into our laws that will deter those from drinking and driving from doing so,” she said in a prepared statement. …Click for more

STATE: Rell wants tougher penalties for teen drunk drivers

Ridgefield Press – CT, USA
M. Jodi Rell last week announced proposed changes to state law that aim to crack down on underage drinking and driving. “There is absolutely no excuse for … Click for more

Teenager Fined For Hosting Party

TheDay – New London,CT,USA
Boos said others who were involved were worried about “covering their butts” after seeing what happened and realizing the civil liability they faced. … Click for more

Man Charged With DUI After Asking Police For Directions

NBC30.com – Hartford,CT,USA
FARMINGTON, Conn. — Farmington police said a 36-year-old man was arrested after he stopped to ask police for directions while under the influence. … Click for more