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Spartanburg Senator to Seek Lower Drunk-Driving Limit
Spartanburg state Sen John Hawkins plans to introduce a bill lowering the legal blood alcohol limit from .10 to .08 percent citing rising DUI deaths and loss of federal funds. He argues saving lives matters but not at the expense of state funding. Betsy Lewis of Mothers Against Drunk Driving supports the debate and potential enactment. 1,065 people died in SC crashes in 2000 with 422 alcohol related. federal funding linked to adopting .08 by 2004.
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