Alcohol Related Car Crashes Down In Kansas

Fewer people are crashing and dying on
Kansas roads because of alcohol.
Preliminary data from the Kansas Department of Transportation
shows the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths dropped 45
percent from 138 in 2010 to 76 in 2011. Alcohol-related accidents
dropped 12 percent to 2,463.
A traffic safety manager for the agency, Pete Bodyk, says it’s
too early to tell whether the drops are tied to a new law that
requires more people to install ignition interlock systems after
being convicted of drunken driving. Under the law that took effect
in July, even first-time offenders must have the systems. They keep
a vehicle from starting if alcohol is detected on the driver’s
breath.