Connecticut’s blood alcohol limit could be lowered to 0.05%

“You’re going to have people challenge that this is too much of a mandate and that we’re going to restrict people’s ability to be able to have a cocktail or two, and then obviously the evidence of impaired driving’s devastation on our roads. Two beers, three beers, is impaired. When you are on the road, it is a compromise in safety.” State Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield

By Ken Dixon kdixon@ctpost.com Twitter: @KenDixonCT
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HARTFORD — Although they were not enough to stop the proposal to cut the 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit to 0.05 percent for drivers and boaters, a diverse group of lawmakers including urban Democrats and suburban Republicans show that the bill might...

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