Tougher DUI law requires towing of car

Vehicles of those arrested will also be impounded for 12 hours

From: The Columbian.Com

By Justin Runquist Murrow News Service/The Columbian
2011

OLYMPIA— Starting today, drivers can expect to have their vehicles towed when police officers arrest them on suspicion of DUI.
 Washington State Patrol
A new state law requiring officers to tow and impound drunken drivers’ vehicles for 12 hours went into effect at midnight.

“This is about making sure that impaired drivers don’t return to their cars and drive again before they’ve sobered up,” State Patrol Chief John Batiste said in a statement issued by the WSP. “This isn’t about trying to punish someone for driving drunk. If they’re found guilty, that will become the court’s job.”

Legislators intended to make roads safer when they drafted the law establishing the mandatory 12-hour vehicle holding period earlier this year. WSP Sgt. JJ Gundermann said it will keep impaired drivers away from the wheel after they have been arrested.


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