MADD Responds to Blood Alcohol Proposal

TYLER — Mothers Against Drunk Driving reacts to the government’s recommendation that states lower the legal blood alcohol content to .05. Leslie Watson with MADD in East Texas says the recommendation is all well and good, calling lower BAC levels “one piece of the puzzle.” But she adds, “We feel that with the Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, that that really does provide the best opportunity to save the most lives and actually eliminate drunk driving.” Watson says MADD’s campaign deals with keeping the drunk driver off the road — not telling people how much they should drink. According to Watson, MADD will continue to focus on getting legislation passed to support ignition interlocks and sobriety checkpoints. She says MADD believes that presents the best opportunities and possibilities to save lives.