Momentum is building in Annapolis for new crackdowns on drunk drivers as Maryland lawmakers this week begin to consider a range of proposals that includes lowering the blood alcohol limit for motorists, increasing sanctions for repeat offenders and closing a loophole that allows drivers to refuse a breathalyzer test.

The momentum is driven by a federal law passed last summer that links federal highway aid to states lowering the legal limit to 0.08 blood alcohol content, passing penalties on repeat drunk drivers and prohibiting drivers and passengers from having open containers of alcohol.

“Miller Brewing Company is willing to support lowering the DWI to 0.08, given the federal mandate,” said Miller’s Annapolis lobbyist, William Pitcher. “But it still feels that isn’t going to solve the problem. We believe it should be coupled with increased penalties for 1.5 [blood alcohol content] and repeat offenders.”

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