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US Supreme Court
5:59 pm
Tue September 25, 2012

US Supreme Court To Take On Missouri Drunk Driving Case

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The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
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Jacob McCleland of KRCU's reporting used in this story.

The US Supreme Court will pick up a case that could determine whether police can legally administer blood tests without a warrant.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer took Tyler McNeely to a Cape Girardeau hospital for blood tests after he failed field sobriety tests but refused the breathalyzer.

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Cell Phone Laws
1:33 pm
Fri July 20, 2012

On a phone? Driving a car? In Illinois? Make sure you're not breaking any of these new laws

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Illinois drivers are coming under more pressure to stay off their cellphones.

Gov. Pat Quinn signed four laws Friday aimed at making roadways safer.

Three of them confront the problem of drivers becoming distracted by talking and texting on their cellphones, something that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called a "national epidemic."

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Teens / Drunk Driving
3:08 pm
Fri June 15, 2012

Do strict laws keep teens from driving drunk?

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A chart illustrates data collected in the study, and shows the relationship between the percentage of states with graduated teen driving laws and the percentage of teens who drove after drinking themselves, or rode with a driver who had been drinking.
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This chart illustrates the times at which teens are allowed to drive in different states.
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New research out of Washington University suggests the answer is "yes" to our headline question - that laws restricting how late at night teens can drive or how many passengers they can have may also be keeping teens from driving drunk.

The study used data from 1999 to 2009 on teen drinking and driving in 45 states with graduated driving licensing laws.

Wash U. psychologist Patricia Cavazos-Rehg led the study. She says states adopted teen driving restrictions at different times, and that some states are stricter than others.

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