And by ensuring that scofflaws who kill others face strong punishment, including jail time. A few states are moving toward tougher penalties, according to National Transportation Safety Board and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In Minnesota, police are confiscating the license plates of drivers after repeated drunken-driving convictions. In California, police are impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers or those with revoked licenses. In Ohio, police are immobilizing such vehicles.
More states have laws that are just as tough.
Too often, though, they're reserved for multiple offenders, or judges are reluctant to use them, fearful of punishing innocent family members by taking away a family's car. But failing to do so leaves other innocents at risk from the accidents caused by unlawful drivers. Yes, they will drive without a license. Perhaps they won't drive without a car. Inc. All rights reserved.