Should DUI Alcohol Limit Be Lowered to .05 Percent?

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.

One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. Internationally, only a handful of countries, including Canada, the United States and England, have a BAC limit of .08 while most of the …

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Chris Taylor Jr

5:10 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013

the law makes NO sense because you think it has something to do with drunk driving and our safety. Once you realize its all about revenue and nothing more. absolutely nothing more. then it makes perfect sense.   more ›

State Police Reports

Public Urination Ends with Possible DUI Charges

DUI charges are pending for a man who was observed urinating on the side of the road, according to state police reports.

DUI charges are pending for a man who was observed urinating in public, according to state police reports. On Saturday, April 6 at 2:46 a.m., Trooper Thomas Geerlof observed a 32-year-old man urinating on the side of the road on I-95 South near mile marker 33.8 in Bensalem, according to a police report. The man was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and was taken to St. Mary Medical Center where a blood sample was taken. DUI charges are pending, police said.

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State Police Reports

Traffic Stop for Expired Registration Ends in DUI Charges

State Police released recent crime information, including charges for DUI.

A Bristol man was pulled over for having expired registration, then was arrested for driving under the influence, state police said. According to recent state police reports, Trooper Kevin Lee observed a Silver, Acura RSX with expired registration while on patrol on Jan. 29 at 1:35 a.m. The vehicle's operator was also seen swerving on 95 N at mile marker 37.9 in Bensalem, police said. Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the Acura, a 26-year-old male from Bristol, was found to be intoxicated, the report said. The man failed field sobriety tests and was then arrested for driving under the influence. Charges are filed in relation to DUI at Magisterial District Court, police said.

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State Police Reports

State Police Make 3 DUI Arrests

State Police released recent crime information, including three DUI citations.

DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. On Jan. 19 just before midnight, Trooper Craig M. Acord observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner traveling north on 95 near mile marker 33 in Bensalem, a police release said. The operator of the vehicle, a 29-year-old male from Philadelphia, was found to be intoxicated. He was transported to the state police's Trevose Station where he was evaluated by Drug Recognition Expert Trooper Christopher Nacious and was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The man was taken to St. Mary's Hospital for chemical testing before being transported back to the station where he was processed and …

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State Police Reports

State Troopers Cite 3 with DUI

State Police released recent crime information, including three DUI citations.

DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. Just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 13 a state police officer on patrol observed a silver Mazda Tribute swerving and weaving on I-95 southbound at mile marker 37, reports said. Trooper Kevin Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the vehicle—a 39-year-old male from Bensalem—was found to be intoxicated, the police report said. Lee conducted field sobriety tests, and the driver was arrested for driving under the influence. Then at 2:52 a.m., Trooper Geerlof pulled over a 30-year-old male from Philadelphia at I-95 south at exit 35 for several traffic violations, a police report …

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State Police Reports

DUI Charges Pending after Speed Stop

State Police released recent crime information, including a DUI.

DUI charges are pending after a state police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding, according to police reports. On Sunday, Jan. 6 at 1:24 a.m., a 40-year-old man from Lawrenceville, NJ was pulled over on 95 North at mile marker 37.9 for operating his vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit, the report said. At that time, State Trooper Craig M. Acord found that the driver was intoxicated. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for chemical testing before being taken to the Trevose Station of Pennsylvania State Police where he was processed and released. This case will proceed via summons, and charges will be filed at district court.  

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State Police Reports

DUI Investigated by State Police

State troopers at the Trevose station reported a DUI.

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports, please click on the attached PDF file. On Dec. 22, a 46-year-old man from Levittown was stopped for speeding and swerving on 95, North of Street Road in Bensalem. State Police stopped the subject, who was found to be impaired. The subject agreed to a blood test. Blood Alcohol Content is pending analysis of blood. The subject was processed and released. The case will proceed by summons as per Rule 519 of the PA Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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State Police Reports

State Police Charge Six with Drunk Driving

Trevose troopers arrested several individuals for DUI.

  The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. Between Dec. 13-14, Trevose troopers made the following arrests: On Dec. 13 at 7:29 p.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at exit 40 in Bristol. The driver, a 49-year-old Philadelphia woman, was found to be intoxicated and faces DUI charges. On Dec. 13 at 11:37 p.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at milepost 37.9 in Bensalem. The driver, a 46-year-old Newtown man, was found to be intoxicated and faces DUI charges. On Dec. 14 at 1:13 a.m., state police …

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Bensalem Police Reports

Police: Individuals Were Drunk or Disorderly

Over the weekend, Bensalem police arrested five individuals on disorderly conduct, public drunkenness or DUI charges.

  The following information was provided by the Bensalem Township Police Department. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF file. Between Dec. 7-9, Bensalem police made the following arrests: On Dec. 7 at 3:45 p.m., a 27-year-old Bensalem was charged with disorderly conduct in the 1900 block of Street Road. Officer will proceed with charges with charges via non-traffic citation. On Dec. 7 at 10:23 p.m., a 28-year-old Bensalem man was charged with public drunkenness in the 900 block of Bristol Pike. Officer will proceed with charges via non-traffic citation. On Dec. 8 at 1:19 a.m., a 32-year-old Philadelphia man was charged with…

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State Police Reports

Police: Drunk Drivers Found Sleeping Behind Wheel on I-95

Trevose troopers charged three individuals with DUI and another with drug possession and warrants.

  The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. Between Dec. 6-10, Trevose troopers made the following arrests: On Dec. 6 at 11:10 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on Route 413 northbound at Winder Drive in Bristol Township. The driver, a 22-year-old Bristol man, was found to have several outstanding traffic warrants and to be in possession of a controlled substance. He faces charges for drug possession and warrants. On Dec. 7 at 2:42 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at exit 44 in Middletown Township. The driver, …

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