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Supporters press for 0.05 BAC while hospitality and defense warn of consequences
Summary
NTSB, victims' families and law enforcement urged lowering Washington’s per‑se BAC limit to 0.05 to reduce fatalities; hospitality groups and defense attorneys cautioned about shifting liability, evidentiary burdens and broader consequences for defendants.
The committee heard compressed public testimony on substitute Senate Bill 50 67, which would lower Washington’s per‑se blood‑alcohol concentration limit from 0.08 to 0.05, require a public information campaign and mandate an evaluation of the policy’s impacts.
Leah Walton of the National Transportation Safety Board said the NTSB has recommended a 0.05 per‑se standard and cited research estimating an 11% reduction…
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