Drunk Driving

A bill recently introduced into the Senate would require harsher penalties for first-time DWI offenders. Specifically, the bill would make it mandatory for a person convicted of drunk driving to spend at least 48 hours in jail. The jail time could not be suspended by...

Earlier this month, the Louisiana House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice approved of a measure that would require second-time DWI offenders to spend at least 30 days in jail and go through substance abuse counseling. The measure, which now goes to...

St. Patrick's Day, as many of our readers know, can be a time of revelry and sometimes unsafe driving. Some people make poor decisions and end up driving under the influence of alcohol. Such mistakes can be easier to make than one thinks. And the consequences can be...

According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, police arrest 1.4 million people for DWI. The group said that about 1.2 million of those arrested are convicted. Only about 249,000 people convicted for DWI use an interlock device. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...

Last month, a bicyclist died in Baton Rouge after a man allegedly ran over and killed him on Chadsford Avenue. Following the incident, police charged the driver with vehicular homicide and DWI. According to sources, the 30-year-old victim and a friend had been...

A top aide to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will soon begin a pre-trial program for drunk-driving offenders in lieu of going to trial on charges of DWI. As our Baton Rouge readers know, the official-Paul Rainwater-was arrested last December. The yearlong pre-trial...

According to a recent Fox Business article, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is pushing state lawmakers to enact measures mandating the use of ignition interlock devices for first time offenders. At present, only a small proportion of convicted DUI offenders are required...

The state of Louisiana is currently developing a system to connect law enforcement and court systems, giving them better ability to track down drunk drivers, particularly those with multiple DWI violations. The new system is, in part, a response to a recent batch of...

A 44-year-old Lacombe man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following a sixth conviction for DWI. According to sources, the man was stopped back in May, while he was still on probation from his fifth DWI. Interestingly, the man had an ignition interlock device...