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Laws Mandating DUI Interlocks Save Lives
Twenty-eight states, the District of Columbia and four California counties have some type of interlock requirement that applies to first-time offenders. If all states without such laws adopted them, more than 500 additional lives could be saved each year. Continue reading
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Ford Motor Promotes Family Member Elena Ford to Vice President
Ford Motor Company said that Elena Ford is elected a vice president and leader of the company’s new Global Dealer and Consumer Experience organization starting this March. Ford is the great-great granddaughter of Henry Ford and the granddaughter of Henry Ford II. Ford earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from New York University. Continue reading
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FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt Resigns Because of DWI
Randy Babbitt, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration – FAA – resigned today because he was arrested over the weekend for driving while intoxicated. Babbitt, 65, took over the job as a political appointee under the Obama Administration in 2009 Continue reading
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Elena Ford Guilty of Driving While Intoxicated in Detroit Suburb
Elena Ford, 44, of Birmingham, MI and New York City told the judge “This is a complete embarrassment to my family, especially having my son in the car. “I embarrassed my friends and the people I work with,” she said. Continue reading
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A £70,000 Drink? Warns RoadSmart Charity
The charity has calculated that the personal financial cost of drink driving could be as high as £70,000 ($93,715) or more when considering fines, legal fees, higher car insurance premiums, alternative transport costs and potential loss of earnings following conviction. Continue reading →