Lawmaker Will Sponsor New DUI Laws
December 31st, 2007 Steve Soliz/KTAR
State Sen. Jim Waring, R-Phoenix, will push four new bills targeting drunken drivers in the next session of the Arizona Legislature, beginning in January.
Waring said his bills will not solve the ultimate problem of drunken drivers and will not affect all people arrested for DUI. ``But there are a few cases where these sanctions may come into play, and we're really just filling in the gaps," he said.
One proposal would take the license of anyone who is involved in an alcohol-related collision.
``We feel it's not right to give that person a license and send them right back out on the road, which is the current practice if you're charged, for example, with manslaughter," said Waring. He said a hearing would be held to decide whether the driver could have his license back.
Another bill would require convicted DUI offenders to finish all of their community service before being given new licenses.
``I'm confident that we're going to get to the point where people realize that this is just not a road they want to go down. And hopefully, we can eliminate, maybe 50 fatalities per year. What would that be worth to the state? I would say a great deal."
In Arizona, more than 600 people died this year in alcohol-related crashes, Waring said.
Meanwhile, DUI arrests keep building during the holiday season. More than 2,500 suspected drunken drivers have been pulled off the streets since Thanksgiving. The state's Holiday DUI Task Force stopped nearly 34,000 drivers and issued more than 10,000 tickets for violations other than DUI.
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