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Whether DUI reform in ND went far enough a ‘leap of faith’

May 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO After losing his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter in a crash caused by a drunk driver last summer, Tom Deutscher prays that North Dakota’s tougher DUI law works. Continue Reading

Something to think about: Drunk driving

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BEACH The faint sound of a siren coming from a Golden Valley Sheriff’s Department car began to echo in front of Beach High School on Wednesday and it didn’t stop there. A parade of emergency services flooded the school parking lot for a mock car crash that left area sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders with something to think about as they make choices to get behind the wheel or get into a vehicle with a driver who has been drinking. Continue Reading

ND man to plead guilty in drunken driving crash

February 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MINOT A North Dakota man has signed a plea agreement in a drunken driving crash that killed an 84-year-old woman. Continue Reading

OUR OPINION: It’s the driving, not the drunk

October 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Wisconsin’s “Road Crew” safe-ride program is a frank recognition that where drunk driving is concerned, there’s only so much the State Patrol can do. Continue Reading

Planning a push for DUI reform: ND drunk driving laws targeted for stiffening

October 5, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO The doctor never spent a night in jail. Continue Reading

State Rep. Kim Koppelman, R-West Fargo, column: Change law and culture to reduce drunk driving

September 28, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Changes in the law may be necessary but that changes in societal attitudes are essential if we hope to lessen the likelihood of such tragedies in the future. Continue Reading

Grand Forks law enforcement to set up sobriety checkpoints

August 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks city police and county sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday that they’ll set up sobriety checkpoints Friday and Saturday. Continue Reading

New sign marks fatal crash site

July 31, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Practice of posting signs dates to 1989.
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OUR OPINION: DUI reforms — ‘What works’ and ‘what’s right’

July 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

N.D. lawmakers should ‘go to school’ on America’s most successful DUI policies. Continue Reading

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Culture of Drinking and Driving a Fatal Flaw in ND

July 9, 2012 in WDAZ

BISMARCK Days after a West Fargo family was killed in an alcohol-related crash, officials debated Monday how to address North Dakota’s growing problem of drunken driving with some blaming society’s lax attitudes and others pushing for tougher state laws.
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