Closing this loophole in Maryland’s drunk driving law could save lives

Each year in Maryland, an average of about 170 individuals — men, women and children — lose their lives in drunk driving crashes. Add to that terrible toll, the 3,000 who suffer injuries in those collisions, and you have a serious and ongoing threat to public safety. This is the reason Maryland and other states have pursued a range of policies to reduce drunk driving with one of the most effective proving to be Noah’s Law, the 2016 statute that requires Maryland drivers convicted of drunk driving to have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle.