Measures toughen penalties for DUII.Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard SALEM - Several local parents who lost their children in separate crashes involving drunken or reckless drivers urged legislators Monday to pass laws Pass laws in South Africa were designed to segregate the population and were one of the dominant features of the country's apartheid system. Introduced in South Africa in 1923, they were designed to regulate movement of black Africans into urban areas. cracking down on such deadly crimes. The bills include a proposal to fine people up to $1,000 for refusing to take a Breathalyzer breathalyzer Public health A device used to detect alcohol on a suspected drunk driver's breath; see DWI test, a bill to impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. cars when drivers are convicted of driving with a suspended or revoked license and a bill to require people to sign a form acknowledging the risks of drunken driving and pledging not to do so. Anne Pratt Anne Pratt (5th December 1806 - 1893) was a botanical illustrator from Strood, Kent. She was one of the best known English botanical illustrators of the Victorian age. She was the second of three daughters of Robert Pratt (1777–1819), a grocer, and Sara Bundock of Springfield told the Senate Judiciary Committee The U.S. Senate established the Committee on the Judiciary on December 10, 1816, as one of the original 11 standing committees. It is also one of the most powerful committees in Congress; among its wide range of jurisdictions is investigation of federal judicial nominees and oversight of that although Senate Bill 732 can't help her son, Brian Hood, it could save other innocent lives. Citing court and arrest records, she said the man convicted of criminally negligent homicide Negligent homicide is a charge brought against persons, who by inaction, allow others under their care to die. This offense mostly concerns itself with the death of small infants or children, the handicapped, or the elderly. and drunken driving in the death of her 23-year-old son in September 1998 had a string of arrests and convictions before the fatal crash. And within a year of his 2000 prison release, she said, Kyle William Wilson was again arrested for driving with a suspended license and speeding. Yet, after paying his fines, he was able to retrieve his car, she said. "My biggest fear is that he will kill someone else," said Pratt, a member of Oregon Crime Victims United and Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD seeks to find effective solutions to the problems of drunk driving and underage drinking, while also supporting those persons whose relatives and friends have been killed by drunk . SB 732 would require authorities to impound or immobilize im·mo·bi·lize v. 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of a joint or fractured limb, as with a splint or cast. im·mo cars for 30 days in first-time conviction cases involving driving with a suspended or revoked licence. The impoundment An action taken by the president in which he or she proposes not to spend all or part of a sum of money appropriated by Congress. The current rules and procedures for impoundment were created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C.A. would double to 60 days for subsequent offenses. Marie Armstrong of Eugene gave a similar account. Her son, Chance Friedhoff, 20, was killed in 1996 when two racing cars struck his car. One of the drivers, who was convicted of criminally negligent homicide, has since been convicted of driving with a suspended license, drunken driving and was involved in a serious injury accident. Seizure of cars might curb such potentially fatal behavior, Armstrong said. Although Oregon Crime Victims United, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Oregon District Attorneys Association supported SB 732, the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association opposed it. Lincoln County Sheriff's Lt. Ed Stallard said county law enforcement officers would face the burden of installing and removing devices to immobilize impounded cars and counties could be stuck with the cost of towing and storing impounded vehicles not claimed by the owners. The House Judiciary Committee heard no opposition to the other two drunken driving proposals. House Bill 2900 would add to the penalties incurred by those who refuse to submit to a Breathalyzer test. Current law imposes a one-year driver's license suspension. The bill would add a fine of $500 to $1,000. With about 3,000 people pulled over for drunken driving a year who refuse the test, the fines would generate between $1.5 million to $3 million. The revenue would cover drunken driving and other law enforcement costs. The bill's supporters said its most important role would be in going after drunken drivers, not revenue. "This could give us a little leverage to help us collect the evidence" that a driver was intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. while driving, said Capt. Chuck Hayes, director of the Oregon State Police patrol division. The other proposal - to require motorists to sign a statement agreeing to avoid driving drunk - represents an important step in the ongoing effort to change the way people think about getting behind the wheel while intoxicated, said Lane County District Attorney Doug Harcleroad. "This continues the push the Mothers Against Drunk Driving started so many years ago to change the attitude that it is not OK to drink and drive," he said. |
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