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Families urge lawmakers to link DUI convictions to boating licenses after preventable crash killed three
Summary
Families of three men who died after their boat struck a breakwater urged the Transportation Committee to extend motor‑vehicle DUI suspensions to boat operators and to require cross‑agency notification so a DUI conviction on land would also restrict waterways access.
Family members of three young men who died when their boat struck a breakwater pressed legislators to close what they called a deadly loophole that allows people convicted of driving under the influence on roads to still operate motorized vessels.
Lede: At a public hearing, bereaved relatives told the Transportation Committee that current rules permit persons convicted of DUI in a car to keep boating privileges, and asked lawmakers to require cross‑notification among courts, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the agency that regulates waterways.
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