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Drunk driving laws don't match the research

  • Written by Brad J. Uren, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan

Emergency physicians learn to be prepared for anything thrown at us in the clinical arena. Personal life is a different story. Last year a drunk driver with multiple prior offenses and no valid driver’s license smashed a truck through the wall of my son’s daycare.

Fortunately, the children and staff were in undamaged areas. But just...

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