LOWER BAC LAW REDUCES ILLINOIS TRAFFIC DEATHS; DRUNKEN-DRIVING ARRESTS UP 5.2 PERCENT

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Saturday, November 7, 1998

The largest decline ever in alcohol-related traffic fatalities and an increase in drunken-driving arrests are being attributed to a new blood-alcohol-content law that went into effect last year in Illinois.

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