DWI Hit Parade!

From Mississauga.com
MULMUR TOWNSHIP — A town councillor here has surrendered her driver’s licence to the Ontario Court of Justice after being convicted of drinking and driving.
On Monday, Lynn Hilchey pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle while having more than the legal amount of alcohol in her blood.
“This is a representation of your remorse,” Justice Bruce Pugsley said of the plea, after Hilchey entered her guilty plea.
Hilchey was ordered to pay a $1,100 fine and surrender her driver’s licence for one year. However, the licence suspension may be reduced if certain requirements are met under the Ignition Interlock Conduct Review Program…MORE

From The Topeka Capital-Journal Online
The House and Senate unanimously adopted Thursday a bill requiring installation of an ignition interlock device in the vehicle of all motorists convicted of driving under the influence in Kansas.
In addition, Senate Bill 6 establishes a $2.5 million central computer repository operated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to track DUI offenses throughout the state. The program will be financed with Kansas Department of Transportation funds.
“Often the judge or prosecutor doesn’t know how many times a person has been convicted of drunk driving. They don’t know if it is the
second time or the fifth,” said Rep. Pat Colloton, a Leawood Republican who helped draft the bill’s components.
The late-night action sent the measure to Gov. Sam Brownback.  ….MORE

From Omaha World-Herald:
In a legal proceeding conducted entirely by phone, the sheriff’s deputy described how he’d pulled over the Blair, Neb., man for speeding and smelled alcohol.
The driver then blew more than double the legal limit in a breath test.
Defense attorney Randy Paragas didn’t even bother questioning the officer about things like probable cause for the stop. In these administrative license revocation hearings, only two things matter: Was the accused driving? Did he fail an alcohol test?
The whole thing lasted 10 minutes, and days later, the State of Nebraska made it official, yanking the driver’s license for 90 days…..MORE

From Zanesvilletimesrecorder.com:
For the past two years, state Rep. Dennis Keene, D-Wilder, has filed legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly to require ignition interlock devices in the vehicles of drunken driving offenders.  The bill unanimously passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives with bipartisan support last year, only to die in the Republican-led Senate without a committee hearing…..MORE

from LoHud.com
PEEKSKILL — A Montrose man who was required to have an ignition interlock in his car due to a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated was drunk over the weekend when he plowed his car into a rear of another vehicle in the McDonald’s parking lot on Welcher Avenue, police said.  MORE

From DailyTexanOnline.com:
According to the MADD website, Texas is the fifth highest-ranking state in the nation in the number of DWIs reported and is home to 124,662 people who committed three or more DWIs in the past year. Logan said the new legislation does not apply to DWI offenders who have injured or killed anyone.
“I’ve seen more innocent people die from DWI collisions than any other way,” said UT Police Department Chief Robert Dahlstrom. “I’ve seen it happen over and over. [DWIs] will only not be a significant issue when there are no more DWIs on the road.”  MORE