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Friday, June 14, 2013  Tipsters who report drunken drivers in Columbia can get a $100 reward under a new initiative.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Controversy is swirling around a federal recommendation to lower blood alcohol limits for drivers.

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.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and State Highway Patrol held their 25th annual Memorial Service for highway fatality victims Saturday.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Dozens of golfers teeing of Thursday in honor of a little girl that was killed as a result of drunk driving.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Lawmakers and members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving are supporting a bill that passed in the Senate last week. The bill would require people convicted of drunk driving to have an ignition interlock device in their cars.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving are planning a visit to the Statehouse to support a bill requiring many people convicted of drunken driving to have a special device placed on their cars to see if they have been drinking.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Ricky Lance Deel, 34, is charged with felony DUI in connection with a car accident on I-77 in Fairfield County.

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Monday, September 24, 2012  Authorities say an 18-year-old Conway teen is charged with felony drunken driving after his vehicle collided head-on with a van, killing a 52-year-old passenger and injuring others.

Monday, July 02, 2012  An Upstate judge has sentenced a drunk driver to read the Old Testament Book of Job after she seriously injured two people in a car accident.

Friday, June 15, 2012  Election officials are considering if they will order a runoff between the top two vote-getters in the Democratic race for South Carolina's new 7th congressional district.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The Richland County Coroner's Office has released the name of the man killed in Five Points early Saturday morning.

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.