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Drunk At The Wheel: A Battle Not Won
The Indianapolis Star reports on a Richard Sallee, a judge who had twice as many aquittals in drunken driving cases than other judges; on defense attorneys for drunken drivers who also work as judges hearing druken driving cases; the drop in conviction and the continuation in casualties; the ability of convicted drunken drivers to avoid jail time; and the battle over reducing legal drinking limits.
Tags: drunk driving; Richard Sallee; blood alcohol level; legal drinking limits; alcohol industry donations; drunken driving fatalities