Last weekend’s roadside horror in Hammond where, police say, a drunken driver swerved and mowed down five pedestrians, killing three, including his own roommate, puts new faces on this state’s troubling driving-while-intoxicated statistics, LaPolitics columnist John Maginnis writes. While traffic fatalities have decreased statewide, the percentage of traffic deaths that are alcohol-related exceeds the national average. To read the full column, click here.
Viewpoint: Hammond incident prompts DWI crackdown
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