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The governor of Connecticut wants to crackdown on underage drinking with a proposal that would mandate substance abuse counseling and a minimum year-long license suspension for teens convicted of DUI.
“We need to put teeth into our laws that will deter those from drinking and driving from doing so,” said Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
High Priority Proposal
The proposal comes in the wake of a rash of teenage deaths, and it already has support from two members of the state’s legislative transportation committee and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
According to Janice Heggie Margolis of MADD, enacting stricter DUI penalties for teen offenders is “absolutely appropriate.” A recent statewide poll seemed to echo this sentiment, with the majority of those surveyed favoring tougher laws.
“Trying to tighten the DUI standards for young drivers is a high priority,” said State Sen. Donald DeFronzo.
If passed, the proposal add to existing laws that set a midnight curfew for teen drivers and do not allow new teen drivers to have young passengers in the vehicle.
(Source: Hartford Courant)
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