{"id":237,"date":"2013-06-09T05:41:08","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T05:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2013\/06\/suggestion-for-stricter-drunk.html"},"modified":"2013-06-09T05:41:08","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T05:41:08","slug":"suggestion-for-stricter-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/suggestion-for-stricter-drunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments on the proposed reduction in the legal limit for drunk driving offenses to .05"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Massachusetts OUI defense lawyer, often an argument made at trial is that a motorist drank responsibly and only had one or two drinks with dinner.  The proposed reduction of the presumptive legal limit would have potentially impose criminal penalties on those who drink responsibly.  Fortunately, the proposal is not likely to be adopted.         <\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nola.com\/politics\/index.ssf\/2013\/06\/ntsb_proposal_for_tougher_drun.html\">recently recommended<\/a> that states modify the legal limit of alcohol allowed while driving. This modification would mean that a driver would be considered to be driving under the influence of alcohol at a .05 blood alcohol content opposed to the current legal limit of .08. As a Massachusetts OUI attorney, it seems like this change would create a disadvantage to drivers and punish drivers who were once considered responsible.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/\">NTSB<\/a> argues that this change is necessary to ensure the safety of the citizens. NTSB argues that alcohol related deaths are on the rise and this is the best way to stop it. Deborah Hersman, the chair of the NTSB states that a .05 blood alcohol content has been implemented as the legal limit in many nations which have safer roads and it is time for this change in America. One example of where NTSB believes the .08 legal limit seems unjust is the death of Sergeant Douglas Weddelton, a Massachusetts state trooper. While pulling someone over, Sergeant Weddelton was slammed into by a pickup truck and killed. The driver who hit him however only had a blood alcohol content of .07 and was not legally drunk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/suggestion-for-stricter-drunk\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Comments on the proposed reduction in the legal limit for drunk driving offenses to .05\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Massachusetts OUI defense lawyer, often an argument made at trial is that a motorist drank responsibly and only had one or two drinks with dinner. The proposed reduction of the presumptive legal limit would have potentially impose criminal penalties on those who drink responsibly. Fortunately, the proposal is not likely to be adopted. 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