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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 2015

Page

9

DUI testing and uninsured motorist rules shift across states

States vary on testing impairment after crashes and towing uninsured drivers. Baytown allows officer discretion to arrest for no insurance, with towing if arrested. Tennessee now fines uninsured drivers and uses vehicle impoundment, Utah permits on the spot impoundment with state covering towing if wrongful. MADD notes 17 states require mandatory BAC testing in serious crashes. Sugar Land and Humble describe local discretion and policy approaches, while Chambers County flags potential liability changes if fatalities occur.

Texas Baytown Michael Holden Tennessee Utah New Jersey Arizona New Hampshire Colorado Ohio California North Dakota Delaware Connecticut Florida Hawaii Illinois Idaho South Dakota Maine Wisconsin Missouri New York New Mexico Oklahoma North Carolina Rhode Island Pennsylvania Oregon South Carolina Louisiana Kansas Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Maryland Mississippi Minnesota Nebraska Nevada Montana Alaska Alabama Arkansas District of Columbia Georgia Iowa Indiana West Virginia Wyoming Vermont Washington Virginia Sugar Land Doug Adolph Adolph Melinda Bradshaw Humble Police Department Humble Chambers County Brian Hawthorne

States impose BAC testing rules for surviving drivers

Hawthorne notes Wisconsin allows only a ticket for failure to maintain financial responsibility unless a fatality or serious crash raises questions of drugs. Standifer adds no insurance if at fault in a fatal crash may lead to charges. intoxication manslaughter possible. Baytown courts report 1,625 citations for lack of financial responsibility since Jan 1, with 2,329 issued in 2014.

Hawthorne Richard Standifer Texas Department of Public Safety Standifer Baytown

Fatal motorcycle crash near Baytown leaves rider dead

Investigation continues into a fatal June crash on Garth Road near Cedar Bayou Lynchburg. John Crianza, 22, collided with uninsured driver Casey Lee Garrison, 43, who turned into a bank lot. Crianza died. Garrison faced a $350 fine and $367 in costs. Authorities await the medical examiner's report.

Baytown John Crianza Garth Road Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Casey Lee Garrison Crianza Garrison Michael Holden

Council weighs tougher uninsured driver rules after fatal crash

At a Humble City Council meeting family members pressed for a stricter local ordinance on uninsured drivers after a fatal crash. They argued for immediate vehicle impoundment and alcohol and drug testing, noting insurance gaps and high costs to taxpayers. City Attorney Ramirez explained impoundment limits and state law, while council members raised practical issues including lapses in coverage and feasibility of mandatory testing.

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