The city council approved more stringent laws regarding
drunk driving, despite opposition from some councilmembers.
The ordinance, which passed last night by a vote of five to
three, will take effect on December 31 of this year. The new law will require those
convicted of their second drunk charge to serve a minimum of thirty days in
jail and a suspended driver’s’ license for six months.
“I think the new law will save the lives of a lot of people,”
Councilman Clarissa Atwel, said. Atwel sponsored the change.
The council chamber was full of both opponents and
supporters of the new law, including members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
(MADD).
Les Honeycutt, a councilman opposed to the change, said he
felt the laws against drunk driving were strong enough and that they needed to
be enforced more rigidly.
Honeycutt’s comments received hoots and jeers from the crowd,
and at one point council president Harley Sanders threatened to have some of
the audience evicted.
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