Connecticut Driver Faces Two DUI Charges in 18 Hours

According to an article in the Connecticut Post, a 69-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving charges twice within an eighteen hour period. The first time he was charged with driving under the influence, his blood-alcohol level was two times the legal limit of 0.08. The next time he was charged with DUI, his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit.

Research shows that those convicted of drunk driving for the first time have driven drunk more than 87 times before their first arrest.

Contact your lawmakers and urge them to support ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers.

Two Officers Hit at Sobriety Checkpoint, Driver Charged with DUI

Meriden, Connecticut police say two officers were hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning at a sobriety checkpoint. The driver of the vehicle was charged with DWI, among other things. Read the complete story from WTIC, Hartford.

MADD supports law enforcement agencies nationwide in their efforts to reduce drunk driving fatalities and injuries, including their use of high-visibility crackdowns during holidays and sobriety checkpoints, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control, can reduce alcohol-related crashes and fatalities by 20 percent.

You can honor law enforcement officers killed or injured by alcohol-impaired drivers or while enforcing drunk driving laws and/or underage drinking laws online at the MADD Officer Victim Tribute.