On April 20, I attended the Snohomish County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force Annual Awards Ceremony at the PUD auditorium. What a privilege and honor to see the many men and women from: 1) our law enforcement agencies 2) the victims panel 3) schools 4) U.S. 2 Safety Coalition 5) businesses and 6) the community receiving awards for their outstanding service in reducing the number of DUI and impaired drivers on our highways. The award recipients are truly shining examples of community leadership.
It is a shame that our Legislature doesn’t follow the lead of these heroes. There was a bill (HB 1340) before the Legislature establishing standardized chemical dependency assessment protocols. This would hold offenders to a standard with penalties requiring “alcohol assessment and treatment.” The bill failed to get out of Appropriations. This is not the first time that a bill relating to DUI and assessment has been ignored by our leaders in Olympia. After a review of some of the items passed by this Legislature, I find it deplorable that they continue to fail to protect the citizens of Washington and did not pass the standards for impaired driving assessments bill. Write to your legislators and ask for accountability in government.
Billye Brooks-Sebastiani
Arlington
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