EDITORIAL: Re-Defining Dwi: Tougher driving and drinking law takes effect today.(Editorial)
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Dec. 1–Not so long ago, a drinking driver had a fair chance at getting off the hook in North Carolina. In fact, The Charlotte Observer reported two years ago, drivers who had more than the legal alcohol limit of .08 percent were convicted fewer than two-thirds of the time — and in some courtrooms, judges almost always let them go. The Observer found that an astonishing 10,000 DWI charges were dismissed each year for a variety of… Source : accessmylibrary.com |