Sen. Morris Westfall presented his bill to a Senate committee again today that would lower the maximum legal blood alcohol content from .1 to .08 percent, while the idea has gotten a lot of national attention. State lawmakers have been slow to embrace the idea.
Westfall argues that those who consume more than four drinks per hour are not social drinkers and should not be on the road. He says he hopes that his bill will discourage these drinkers from driving.Princess Reyes from Jefferson City.
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