The TN Senate has passed 'Bentley's Law" which requires drunk drivers to provide financial support for the children of victims killed by impaired driving.
Tennessee lawmakers passed 'Bentley's Law' which requires drunk drivers to provide financial support for the children of a parent killed by impaired driving.
Troopers will be increasing patrols in March in an effort to curb impaired driving thanks to funding from the NHTSA and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that states lower the blood alcohol level for drunk driving to .05% from .08%. The NTSB believes at least 1,000 lives could be saved each year if this plan were to be adopted. It would be up to the individual states to pass such legislation. Currently, all 50 states have .08 as the standard by which a driver is considered impaired and subjec