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  • Blood draw required if breath test refused

    05/25/2008 6:54:39 PM PDT · by elkfersupper · 61 replies · 160+ views
    mysanantonio.com ^ | 5/21/08 | nonamementionedtheyareshamed
    Anyone who refuses to submit to a blood-alcohol breath test this weekend will be required to have his or her blood drawn, authorities said Tuesday in reminding residents of a new program scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Friday. District Attorney Susan Reed said the ‘No Refusal Accepted' program is scheduled to continue through 7 a.m. Tuesday. A registered nurse will be on duty both at the San Antonio magistrate's office and the detention center to draw blood from anyone arrested on suspicion of drunken driving who refused at the scene to take a breath test. Prosecutors will assist with...
  • Fighting MADD

    06/29/2006 6:13:43 AM PDT · by NonLinear · 16 replies · 571+ views
    Modern Drunkard Magazine ^ | Undated | Frank Kelly Rich
    MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) has had one hell of a run. Their success rate is the envy of the activist community; their lobbying for tougher laws and public awareness is largely responsible (or so they will tell you) for reducing alcohol-related traffic deaths since 1982 by a whopping 37 percent. Okay, they give a little credit to the maturation of baby boomers, safer vehicles, airbags and mandatory seatbelt laws. They have captured every flag they initially set out to capture. They got prison sentences for repeat DUI offenders. Flying in the face of the Constitution, they pressured the government...