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Missouri's DWI Commission Calls for Stricter Drunken Driving Laws

Missouri may lose money to build new highways and roads unless it passes stricter drunk driving laws.

Curt Holden reports from Jefferson City.

Regional Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rommell Cooks says Missouri should pass an open container law, a repeat offender program, and lower its blood alcohol level to point zero eight.

Cooks says Missouri's highway construction and safety budgets could be drastically affected if the proposed laws aren't passed.

Governor Carnahan's Driving While Intoxicated commission voted to have an alcohol assessment done for Missouri.

Reporting from Jefferson City, I'm Curt Holden.

Curt Holden reports from Jefferson City.

Governor Carnahan's D-W-I Commission is considering passing an open container law and a repeat offender law that would place more restrictions on Missouri drivers who drink and drive.

Regional Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Program Rommell Cooks says Missouri drunk driving laws are okay but could be improved.

container and repeat offender laws by the years 2001 or 2002 or it

will divert funds allocated for highway construction to highway safety

programs.

The N-H-T-S-A also wants Missouri's blood alcohol level

lowered to point zero eight.

Reporting from Jefferson, I'm Curt Holden.