Jayne Keedle

About the author: Jayne Keedle is a journalist and regular contributor to the Hartford Advocate.

By taking advantage of loopholes in the law or disregarding it altogether, repeat drunk driving offenders are continuing to threaten the safety of other drivers. Repeat offenders operate outside the law by continuing to drive on suspended licenses and without auto insurance coverage. Many chronic drunk drivers are also aware that fleeing the scene of an accident works to their advantage, as bloodalcohol limits must be tested by police within two hours of an accident in order to prove driver intoxication. While the humiliation of being arrested, the loss of a driver's license, and education efforts deter many first-time offenders from continuing to drive drunk, solutions to keeping offenders with persistent drinking problems...