A bill introduced Thursday in the Ohio House of Representatives could put more ignition breathalyzers into the cars of convicted drunken drivers.
Sponsored by Republican Reps. Terry Johnson, of McDermott, and Gary Scherer, of Circleville, House Bill 469 would require first-time alcohol-related OVI offenders to use ignition interlocks in order to drive during court-appointed times.
Current Ohio law leaves that decision up to judges.
Similar to police breathalyzers, ignition interlocks don’t allow an Ohio motorist to operate his or her car without a breath sample indicating a blood alcohol concentration lower than .025, said Elizabeth Fink, public policy liaison for LifeSafer, a Blue Ash, Ohio-based ignition interlock company.
The devices usually cost motorists about two dollars each day, Fink said.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving has already come out in support of the bill, called Annie’s Law, after a Chillicothe woman who was killed by a drunken driver last summer on U.S. 50.
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