The 61st District Court in Grand Rapids was one of five courts included in a study evaluating the effectiveness of ignition interlock devices in reducing drunken driving rates by chronic offenders.

Minnesota began a statewide ignition interlock program in July aimed to combat the issue of unlicensed DWI offenders continuing to drive – and drive impaired – following an arrest. The program allows ...

In July, Minnesota began a statewide ignition interlock program aimed to combat the issue of unlicensed DWI offenders continuing to drive – and drive impaired – following arrest. The program allows ...

AWARENESS, a peer-based alcohol education and mentoring program for teenagers and young adults, now offers a pilot ignition interlock program.

Waterford Township — An ignition interlock program used by Michigan sobriety courts has been highly effective in modifying behavior of chronic drunken-driving offenders, according to a study ...

Making the interlock ignition option available for a shorter period than 12 months might get more people to sign up but the public benefit would diminish as well.

A recent audit of the state’s Drinking Driver Monitoring Program found deficiencies in the way data is monitored and shared, but that doesn’t diminish its importance or lessen the need for Maryland to ...

The ignition interlock program – designed to keep convicted drunk drivers off the road when intoxicated – was not adequately monitored by the Division of Parole and Probation, state auditors found in ...

Each ignition interlock distributor has dozens of locations across Maryland. Most charge around $50 for installation, another $50 for removal, and around $75 per month to essentially rent the device.

A pilot program aimed to keep the roads safe will likely continue in Tulare County. Tulare is one of four California counties requiring ignition interlock devices to ...

Maryland is expanding a Breathalyzer system to keep drunken drivers off the road.Recent studies show 65 percent of people who have their licenses suspended for drinking and driving still drive. The ...

The ignition interlock program – designed to keep convicted drunk drivers off the road when intoxicated – was not adequately monitored by the Division of Parole and Probation, state auditors found in ...