Tuesday, July 08, 2008
WV DNR Requesting Lawmakers To Change Law.
The West Virginia Division of Natural resoureces announced that they want the legislature next year to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for boaters from .10 to .08.
A DNR spokesperson says that national statistics inicate that alcohol is a factor in twenty-one percent of all fatal boating accidents.
Current penalties for boating while drunk start at two days to a year in jail and a fine of $ 200 to $ 1,000.
A DNR spokesperson says that national statistics inicate that alcohol is a factor in twenty-one percent of all fatal boating accidents.
Current penalties for boating while drunk start at two days to a year in jail and a fine of $ 200 to $ 1,000.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 10:33 AM 
