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Colorado Awarded Grant to Prevent Stoned Driving

Colorado plans to advertise the dangers of stoned driving and train more police officers in spotting drivers impaired by marijuana with a new $400,000 federal grant. “It’s ironic we’re using federal funding for something that is illegal federally,” Colorado Department …

North Carolina Man Gets 7 Years for 17th DWI Conviction

A Swannanoa, N.C., man has been sentenced to at least seven years in prison after he was convicted of driving while impaired for the 17th time. Buncombe County District Attorney Ron Moore told the Asheville Citizen-Times that 55-year-old Ronnie Dodd’s …

Nearly 1,800 Arrested for DWI in North Carolina Fourth of July Crackdown

State transportation officials say almost 1,800 motorists were arrested on North Carolina highways for driving while impaired during an Independence Day operation. The N.C. Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program announced that “Operation Firecracker” resulted in 1,737 …