New Jersey 101.5 » drunk driving http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Should Drunk Driving Rules Be Stricter In New Jersey? [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://nj1015.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:52 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=266883 Federal transportation officials are recommending that acceptable blood alcohol levels for drivers be lowered from .08 to .05.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-drunk-driving-rules-be-stricter-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User bernt rostad Impaired Driving Poll http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/impaired-driving-poll/ http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/impaired-driving-poll/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:43:35 +0000 Double Down http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=135832 Jim Gearhart recently discussed how the NTSB wants to reduce the legal impaired driving limit from .08 to .05. What do you think about that? Take our poll.

 

]]> http://nj1015.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/impaired-driving-poll/feed/ 0 Chris Hondros/Getty Images Tougher Drunken Driving Threshold Recommended http://nj1015.com/tougher-drunken-driving-threshold-recommended/ http://nj1015.com/tougher-drunken-driving-threshold-recommended/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:59:45 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=266055 Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/tougher-drunken-driving-threshold-recommended/feed/ 0 NTSB Roadmap To Reaching Zero (NTSB) Is Using a Cell Phone Behind the Wheel More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/is-using-a-cell-phone-behind-the-wheel-more-dangerous-than-drunk-driving-poll/ http://nj1015.com/is-using-a-cell-phone-behind-the-wheel-more-dangerous-than-drunk-driving-poll/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:56 +0000 Deminski and Doyle http://nj1015.com/?p=266006 By Jeff Deminski

It's very trendy these days to compare the use of a hand held cell phone while driving to being drunk behind the wheel. A flawed study or two and everyone seems to grab it and run with it like a football after the whistle has blown.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-using-a-cell-phone-behind-the-wheel-more-dangerous-than-drunk-driving-poll/feed/ 0 Flickr user: viviandnguyen_ NJ Remembers Drunken Driving Victims http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunken-driving-victims/ http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunken-driving-victims/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:56:07 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=257759 The families of victims killed in drunken driving accidents remembered their loved ones on Wednesday at a ceremony in New Jersey that also honored law enforcement officers who made the most DWI arrests in the state last year.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunken-driving-victims/feed/ 0 Flickr User Mick Amato NJ Remembers Drunk Driving Victims http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunk-driving-victims/ http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunk-driving-victims/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:19:20 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=257566 New Jersey families who have lost loved ones in drunk driving crashes came together today to commemorate those lost lives and discuss the work ahead to end drunk and impaired driving.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-remembers-drunk-driving-victims/feed/ 0 Every 15 Minutes Program Comes to NJ http://nj1015.com/every-15-minutes-program-comes-to-nj/ http://nj1015.com/every-15-minutes-program-comes-to-nj/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:25:33 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=251194 There are many programs that promote safe driving among teens, but none quite like the Every 15 Minutes program that provides an extremely realistic view of what can happen from drunk driving. Their goal to create awareness that every 15 minutes someone dies as the result of an alcohol related collision.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/every-15-minutes-program-comes-to-nj/feed/ 0 Melrose Place Actress' Reduced NJ Sentence Appealed http://nj1015.com/melrose-place-actress-reduced-nj-sentence-appealed/ http://nj1015.com/melrose-place-actress-reduced-nj-sentence-appealed/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:40:46 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=232384 A New Jersey prosecutor is appealing a reduced sentence of three years in prison given to a former "Melrose Place" actress for a drunken driving death.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/melrose-place-actress-reduced-nj-sentence-appealed/feed/ 0 UCLA Scientists Developing "Sobriety Pill" http://nj1015.com/ucla-scientists-developing-sobriety-pill/ http://nj1015.com/ucla-scientists-developing-sobriety-pill/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:22:56 +0000 Joe Votruba http://nj1015.com/?p=231809 This is all in the very early stages of becoming a reality for us, but it's at least a step towards potentially putting an end to drunk driving for good.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/ucla-scientists-developing-sobriety-pill/feed/ 0 Flickr user: andlun1 Plainsboro Man Sentenced in Fatal DUI Crash http://nj1015.com/plainsboro-man-sentenced-in-fatal-dui-crash/ http://nj1015.com/plainsboro-man-sentenced-in-fatal-dui-crash/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:41:27 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=229804 A central New Jersey man who was driving drunk last year when his car crashed into a utility pole, killing one passenger and injuring another, has been sentenced to three years in state prison.

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