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The First Drunk Driving Arrest in History

Posted on September 10, 2019August 1, 2022 by Rob Bauer

Today is the anniversary of the first known arrest for drunk driving. On September 10 of 1897, British authorities arrested taxi driver George Smith for drunk driving after he drove his cab into a building. It took a while for the idea to catch on in the United States. New York state passed the first […]

Posted in United States HistoryTagged breathalyzer, Drunk driving, drunkometer

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