New federal law will require car makers to install drunk driving detectors

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It calls for the technology to track a driver's blood alcohol level for impairment.

Supporters of the measure expect some initial push-back, but say the key words are"passive monitoring" so to keep other drivers safe.

"The technology has been there for some time and if anyone knows history there was a lot of resistance to seat belts. There was a lot of resistance to airbags," Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly. One McHenry mother said she believes this technology would have saved her son's life. He died in a crash involving a drunk driver in 2018 and she's been fighting for this change ever since.

 

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