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Va. looks to close DUI law loopholes

February 1, 2010 - 5:39pm
WASHINGTON - A Virginia legislative committee will take a hard look Monday at tightening more than a dozen DUI laws currently in place.

A House committee is looking a package of bills that would change a number of laws, including the use of ignition interlocks on cars for anyone convicted of drunk driving.

"Right now, to get one of those devices, you either have to be a 'super' drunk driver, a person driving two or more times the legal limit or a second (time) or more convicted drunk driver," says Kurt Erickson, president of Washington Regional Alcohol Program.

State lawmakers will consider impounding the car of anyone caught driving on a DUI-suspended license.

The state also wants law enforcement to collect and report data on the last place a person had a drink before being arrested.

"It might be a cry for more [restaurant] server training or some time of intervention to make sure that stops from happening," says Erickson.

The committee also will look to strengthen underage drinking laws.

WTOP's Hank Silverberg contributed to this report.

(Copyright 2010 by WTOP. All rights reserved.)

WASHINGTON - A Virginia legislative committee will take a hard look Monday at tightening more than a dozen DUI laws currently in place.

A House committee is looking a package of bills that would change a number of laws, including the use of ignition interlocks on cars for anyone convicted of drunk driving.

"Right now, to get one of those devices, you either have to be a 'super' drunk driver, a person driving two or more times the legal limit or a second (time) or more convicted drunk driver," says Kurt Erickson, president of Washington Regional Alcohol Program.

State lawmakers will consider impounding the car of anyone caught driving on a DUI-suspended license.

The state also wants law enforcement to collect and report data on the last place a person had a drink before being arrested.

"It might be a cry for more [restaurant] server training or some time of intervention to make sure that stops from happening," says Erickson.

The committee also will look to strengthen underage drinking laws.

WTOP's Hank Silverberg contributed to this report.

(Copyright 2010 by WTOP. All rights reserved.)


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