Nassau DA Announces Arrest of 25 Drunk Drivers

Suspects Allegedly Attempted to Bypass Ignition Interlock Device

Reported by Carolyn Fortino. Posted on: Aug 28, 2012, 7:36 pm. Last update: Aug. 28, 2012, 7:36 pm.
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MINEOLA — Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced the arrest of 25 convicted drunk drivers for allegedly attempting to bypass ignition interlock devices installed on their cars. During a 10-day sweep, investigators followed 141 offenders who were required to have the device in their car, and 25 were arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. The device became mandatory in 2010, requiring drivers to pass a breath test in order to start a vehicle, along with rolling re-tests until the vehicle is stopped and turned off. FiOS1's Carolyn Fortino reports.