On this week’s episode of In Focus, Assemblymember Bill Magnarelli talks about impaired driving holiday season crackdown.
He emphasizes hearing about the increased speeding and disregard for traffic laws. Magnarelli highlights the challenges law enforcement faces in charging impaired drivers due to the need to identify specific substances, discusses how drugged driving is just as dangerous and sometimes harder to catch on the road than drunk driving and also stresses the importance of defensive driving to combat fatigue and distraction, urging drivers to stay alert and focused on the road.
You can watch the full interview above. And be sure to tune in for a look inside the biggest issues impacting upstate New York, on In Focus with JoDee Kenney — every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.