By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state lawmaker is seeking to strengthen drunken driving laws that are among the nation's most lenient with a proposal to deem as a felony a fourth conviction within a decade for driving under the influence of alcohol. State Senator Mike Padden, a Republican, on Thursday held a hearing with an upper chamber committee in Olympia in which victims of impaired drivers and law-enforcement officials testified that stronger laws were needed to curb fatal car wrecks. Under current law, a conviction for driving under the influence becomes a felony on the fifth offense. Among the 45 U.S. states that have laws that make felons of repeated drunken driving offenders, most make a fourth conviction a felony. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..
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