California is facing a wave of deaths caused by drivers under the influence, with experts citing the state’s soft-on-crime policy as the cause, according to CalMatters.
In 2023, 1,355 people were killed in alcohol-involved crashes in California, a 4.5 percent decrease from 2022 but nearly a 55 percent increase since 2014, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety. CalMatters reviewed thousands of vehicular manslaughter and homicide cases filed statewide since 2019 and found the Democrat-led state was among those with the weakest DUI laws in the country.
Under current state law, DUI violations prohibit driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration of 0.08 percent or higher. Commercial drivers face a 0.04 percent limit, and drivers under 21 are restricted to anything over 0.01 percent. Penalties
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