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Bill Introduced in Washington to Lower the Legal Limit for DUI Offenses

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Sam DeWitt works state government affairs for the Brewers Association, and has lobbied craft beer bills from the east coast to Hawaii, on a wide range of topics from franchise reform and excise tax to self-distribution and direct-to-consumer shipping of beer. He has a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana and fell in love with craft brewing as an undergraduate in Missoula.

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Brewers in Washington are facing a challenge to lower the blood alcohol content (BAC) level for DUI to .05% (S.B. 5067). Opposing these measures is delicate, but the data showing that the lion’s share of fatal vehicle crashes involve at least one person who is over the current .08% level, and the largest percentage of those over that legal limit are well over, at .15% or more.

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State Government Affairs Director

Sam DeWitt works state government affairs for the Brewers Association, and has lobbied craft beer bills from the east coast to Hawaii, on a wide range of topics from franchise reform and excise tax to self-distribution and direct-to-consumer shipping of beer. He has a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism from the University of Montana and fell in love with craft brewing as an undergraduate in Missoula.

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