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No good deed goes unpunished. And when you’re helping people who are inclined to make bad decisions, don’t be surprised if one of those bad decisions is to try and mess you up. It happened in Wake County last weekend. It started with a DWI crash on I-40. Both cars were unable to move after …
There are two big reasons for avoiding drunk driving in Arizona or anywhere else. The first is that it’s extremely dangerous. The second is that if you’re caught, you’re in for a miserable time from law enforcement and the courts. In May Southern Arizona is adding some extra weight to the second reason: the Southern …
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that has made a big impression on the US. Just as on St. Patrick’s Day the joys of being Irish are celebrated by people whose ancestors hailed from Oslo and Bangalore, in Yuma Cinco de Mayo given the full treatment by all who like a good party, regardless of …
Prom night was coming up, so a group of students at Ripley High School in Ripley, West Virginia decided to warn their classmates about the dangers of drinking and driving. They produced a drunk driving PSA (public service announcement) that not only impressed the school – it went on to win first place in a …
What is it about people? We tolerate all kinds of abuses, but don’t let anyone lay a hand on a puppy or a kitten. And we don’t get mad enough about drunk drivers that ply the roads every day. But if the drunk driver crashes a classic ride, then it’s a tragedy. Actually, we get …
Arizona got serious about drunk driving back in 2007, when one of the country’s first ignition interlock laws went into effect. An ignition interlock, or car breathalyzer, prevents a vehicle from starting if the driver has been drinking. The device has saved many lives since then – by MADD’s reckoning, more than 78,000 drunk driving …
If you’ve driven past 100 Billingsley Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, you might have noticed flags on the lawn – thousands of them. Those flags are meant to be a reminder to every driver in Mecklenburg County not to drink and drive. There are 3,053 flags, to mark the number of DWI charges filed in …
One of the delights of spring in America’s high schools is the prom – a chance for teens to dress up and celebrate the end of a tough school year – usually their last high school year – with a formal event. Most parents, though, are a bit nervous on prom night if driving is …
