The drunken-driving-related death of a Montgomery County police officer last year has spurred legislation to expand the use of ignition interlock devices for people convicted of driving drunk.

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The Senate on Thursday passed legislation to allow judges to imprison adults who host underage drinking parties.

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland law enforcement leaders are urging state lawmakers to expand the use of ignition interlock requirements to help stop drunk driving. They will be joining police officers on Wednesday who have been injured by drunk drivers. A measure ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A judge has denied a request to revoke the bond of a Maryland lawmaker who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month while awaiting sentencing on a drunken boating conviction. The Capital reports that ...

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WASHINGTON — States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half — from .08 blood alcohol level to 0.05 — matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a U.S. safety board recommends. That’s ...

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ELLICOTT CITY — Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker Sergio Kindle has pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges and avoided jail time. Kindle pleaded guilty Tuesday in Howard County District Court to driving while intoxicated and apologized. Prosecutors recommended a 30-day sentence, ...

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Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone III, who pleaded guilty to drunken driving in March, will undergo daily breathalyzer tests before taking the bench under a negotiated punishment from a judicial disciplinary board. Boone, an acknowledged alcoholic, has also ...

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Because of failures to review driving records, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration sometimes left drivers on the road who should have had their licenses suspended, state auditors have found. The department also failed to fully investigate potential fraud involving employees ...

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