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Loaded for Trouble
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Loaded for Trouble




PART 1  


   Why we haven't stopped drinking and driving
The crash that killed Bristol Township teenager Mark Shreck was, as a prosecutor said, "a ticking time bomb." So was the maiming of Becky Dewar, a child rendered quadriplegic by her father's drunken driving on a rainy night in Delaware County.


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One family's life after DUI
Graphic | The worst spots for accidents
Graphic | Alcohol and accidents along Route 3
Graphic | The effects of drinking on driving skills
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Interactive Map | The Worst Spots for Accidents
View roads in the Philadelphia area with the highest rates of alcohol-related crashes.

Blood Alcohol Concentration Calculator
Estimate your blood alcohol content, based on gender, weight, number of drinks consumed.

Database | Arrests by Town for Drunken Driving
See how your town compares to others in the region.

Database | Alcohol-Related Crashes by Town
See how your town compares to others in the region for alcohol-related crashes.

Photo Gallery | One Family's Life After DUI
Of all the punishments for drunken driving, James Dewar received one of the cruelest. He caused the crash that paralyzed his little girl.


PART 2  


   Law enforcement? It varies
Planning to drive drunk tonight? You might want to avoid Upper Moreland, Nether Providence, Hi-Nella and Pennsauken. Police there arrest people like you in big numbers.


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'Top Guns' nab offenders
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Database | Arrests by Town for Drunken Driving
Database | Alcohol-Related Crashes by Town
Graphic | How the States Enforce Drunken-Driving Laws



PART 3  


   Repeaters pose the biggest challenge
John J. Toole of Stratford, Camden County, has been convicted 10 times of driving under the influence. His New Jersey license is suspended for decades to come - but he says he still drives in Pennsylvania.


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Arrested? Call a lawyer
Graphic | Meet Some Repeaters
Dealing with the law
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Database | Arrests by Town for Drunken Driving

PART 4  


   Why our region lags in the DUI fight
They were full of youthful idealism. More than 350 high school students swarmed Harrisburg last fall, giving legislators empty beer bottles stuffed with proposals to make beer kegs traceable. With them came volunteers from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, handing out black stress balls that said, "Get Behind the .08 Ball."



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