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0NHTSA: Eight percent of Americans admit to driving drunk in past year 1282831200
Despite plenty of data that shows that drinking and driving leads to the deaths of thousands of motorists each year, consuming alcohol and getting behind the wheel is still a big problem in America. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that eight percent of ...
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Report: Serial drunk driver hits judge who let him off 11 years earlier 1276776060
Back in 1998, Rene Fernandez received two DUIs in a span of three months. The first judge sentenced him to probation, the second judge, Edwin Collier, sentenced him to 60 days in jail but suspended the sentence. Last August, the now 45-year-old Fernandez was inebriated at more than twice the legal ...
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Drowsy driving is equal to drunk driving 1212062340
Around Memorial Day, the chances are good that either you or somebody that you are sharing the road with today has been out and about, spending the day with family or just enjoying their time off. There have surely been many hours spent behind the wheel for drivers across the country. Hopefully, ...
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Diet driving: Low-calorie diet produces false positives for alcohol 1174431720
Swedish researchers have discovered that a low-calorie diet can register a false positive on certain in-car ignition interlock devices that disable a vehicle if alcohol is detected on one's breath. The anomaly was discovered when a non-drinking airplane pilot reported the incident. Turns out the ...
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Man loses dream cars when out of control SUV lands on them 1172089680
var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Man_loses_dream_cars_when_out_of_control_SUV_lands_on_them'; Ouch. A 21-year-old woman who was allegedly driving too fast apparently lost control of her Mercury SUV and skidded through a yard before going airborne and landing in the garage of ...
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Drunk German motorist offers police aid, promptly arrested 1167420720
Imagine you're motoring along and you see a fellow motorist stuck by the side of the road. You think about just driving on, but something about the scene grabs you and you decide to pull over to lend some assistance. You jump out and rush over to see if you can help, and you promptly find yourself ...

