Down East by Tinkie True Editors Note
Editor Tinkie True will not publish this week due to recovery from recent surgery and will resume in the next issue.
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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1983
Page
11
Editor Tinkie True will not publish this week due to recovery from recent surgery and will resume in the next issue.
Florida Highway Patrol data show January 1983 DUI arrests rose to 1,534 from 820 in January 1982. Executive Director Robert A. Butterworth credits concentrated enforcement and anti drunk driving campaigns for fewer traffic deaths, noting 192 deaths in January 1983 versus 207 a year earlier, a seven percent drop.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Bill Gunter urged the legislature to tighten enforcement of the state mandatory auto insurance law. He cited estimates showing high uninsured rates in Dade Hillsborough and Orange counties and proposed stronger penalties proof of insurance for drivers and citations for those without.
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