NC lawmakers back ignition locks to keep impaired drivers off the road.

Proposed legislation would require all DWI offenders to install a device that would prevent their car from starting if they’d ...
WUNC

Advocates say drunk-driving crashes 'could have been prevented' with NC House bill

Victims of drunk-driving accidents came to the state legislature Tuesday to push for a bill they say would save lives: An effort to expand ignition interlock systems. An ignition interlock requires ...
WSOC-TV

Some drivers say they fail DWI/DUI ignition system because of products like mouthwash, mints

CHARLOTTE — Drivers in the Carolinas convicted of drunk driving say their car breathalyzers are reading false positives. If you’re convicted of DWI in North Carolina or DUI in South Carolina, the ...
WXII 12 NEWS

House Bill 789: North Carolina considers pretrial ignition interlock program to prevent drunk driving

ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE COVERING OUR STATE CAPITOL NOW AT 6.33 NORTH CAROLINA FAMILIES WILL BE IN RALEIGH TODAY PUSHING FOR TOUGHER IMPAIRED DRIVING LAWS. ERIN BURNETT JOINS US NOW FOLLOWING THIS STORY.
Raleigh News & Observer

NC lawmakers want to expand the use of ignition locks in DWI cases

Jason Dedrick demonstrates an ignition interlock device that some drivers convicted of DWI in North Carolina must blow into before starting their cars. A car will not start if the device detects an ...
WRAL

DMV to study how ignition-interlock vendor chosen

The state DMV will review how suppliers of ignition-interlock systems within North Carolina are certified because of concerns about the process, DMV Commissioner Mike Robertson said Tuesday. The state ...