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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 10 MIN

California's Lax DUI laws Lead To Spike In Alcohol-Related Roadway Deaths

from KQED's The California Report · host KQED

45 years ago, a Sacramento woman founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving after her 13-year-old daughter was struck and killed in Fair Oaks. MADD would go on to advocate for some of the nation's toughest DUI laws in the 1980s. But a new investigation from our California newsroom partner CalMatters found our home state now has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country, and that's led to a spike in alcohol-related roadway deaths. Guest: Robert Lewis, CalMatters California has filed a request for a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, over its attempts to stop states from giving out SNAP benefits. Reporter: Carly Severn, KQED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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