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Don’t drink and drive

Michelle Howley, Motor vehicle accident lawyer, Slater & GordonSouthern Gazette

Recent police statistics show that almost 9000 people were caught in the first 12 months of the immediate licence suspension laws taking effect, driving with a blood alcohol limit at or over 0.08.

For all of those thousands who were caught, one has to wonder how many thousands more did not get caught.

As a motor vehicle accident lawyer, I often see first-hand the tragedy that drinking and driving causes to unsuspecting road users and their families.

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