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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  The Sumter County Coroner confirmed Tuesday that the man killed by a trooper Saturday had a blood alcohol level that was more than three times the legal limit.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Students in the South Carolina Lowcountry have a chance to safely experience the effects of drunken driving.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  The second-ranking police officer in Mount Pleasant has resigned after his arrest on charges of drunken driving last weekend.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Drunken driving, traffic law deportations increased criminal immigrants forced to leave US

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs one month after her license was suspended following her guilty plea to driving while impaired by alcohol, state police said Tuesday.

Thursday, July 23, 2009  One of the Midlands top prosecutors is back behind the wheel just weeks after his arrest on drunken driving charges. Those charges have since been dropped. Fifth circuit solicitor Barney Giese has been under the microscope since his arrest in Charleston June 29. That's when officers say Giese refused to take a breath test; which, by law means Giese had his license suspended for six months. However, for now, the solicitor can legally drive using a temporary license. One group isn't happy about that.

Thursday, December 11, 2008  A Beaufort County man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing a woman on a motorcycle while driving drunk, while his two children were in his sport utility vehicle.