Jason Reali of Pennsylvania has been convicted of drunk driving twice, and he was ordered by a court to install on his dashboard an ignition interlock, “a small machine that measures alcohol on the breath and won’t allow a car to start if the driver has been drinking.” Forty-five states use ignition interlocks; last year, such interlocks have stopped would-be drunken drivers from starting their cars over 33,000 times. Reali, however, is also a heavy smoker, and he claims that blowing into the interlock while driving caused him to pass out and crash. This is, according to his lawsuit, the fault of Pennsylvania and the interlock manufacturer, LifeSafer Interlock Inc. (Oliver Prichard, “Sobriety devices drawing criticism”, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sep. 12; AP, Sep. 12).
In-car sobriety test
Jason Reali of Pennsylvania has been convicted of drunk driving twice, and he was ordered by a court to install on his dashboard an ignition interlock, “a small machine that measures alcohol on the breath and won’t allow a car to start if the driver has been drinking.” Forty-five states use ignition interlocks; last year, […]
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