Guardian Ignition Interlock
The Original Ignition Interlock System
Some collisions are hard to figure out. Others seem to scream out the cause. That’s the case with a truck that was recently found inserted into the side of a house in Moses Lake, Washington. Anyone looking at the scene would immediately conclude: drunk driver. And that’s the correct conclusion. The driver was arrested for …
It was a dark and stormy night. Police in Tacoma, Washington were on duty when they were called out to a disturbance in a quiet subdivision. What they found was a mystery: an ignition interlock device was torn apart and lay in pieces. Ripped from the dash of a vehicle owned by a man convicted …
There’s something new in the world of Washington DUI law, and the new addition will mean people who drive with a cellphone in their hand could receive harsh new penalties. It’s common knowledge that a Washington DUI means driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but Washington State Patrol have now started to enforce …
It’s become so common to hear of celebrities arrested for drunk driving that people don’t even bat an eye anymore when the mugshots appear in the news, but it is unusual to hear about a celebrity hit head-on by a drunk driver. However, that’s what happened to Seattle rapper Mackelmore recently. He was driving in …
Everyone knows alcohol will affect your driving skills, and most people also know drugs like marijuana, and prescription drugs like opiates will affect your ability to drive too, but did you ever think that something like Viagra could cause you to be the focus of an arrest for DUI? If you live in Washington State, …
Ignition interlock devices have one main purpose: to stop a drunk driver from driving his or her vehicle after they’ve been drinking. Some states have a threshold of as low as .01 blood alcohol content (BAC) to stop a convicted offender from drinking and driving with an interlock, and if they blow anything beyond that …
A few years back the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made a recommendation that all states drop the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels from 0.08 to 0.05. They did so because having a lower BAC would be another deterrent to drunk drivers. Although the recommendation has been largely ignored over the years, there are …
Any state with an all offender ignition interlock law will reap the benefits of having that law on the books. Whether that means it prevents a first time offender from becoming a repeat offender or it stops a repeat offender from getting behind the wheel over and over again, when you require ignition interlocks as …
If there’s one thing in common with every drunk driver in every state, it’s that the stakes are extremely high no matter where you make the decision to drink and drive. It’s not just that you could get caught by police, though you can. And it’s not just if you do get caught you will …
An ignition interlock is the best way to stop a drunk driver from driving when they’re under the influence of alcohol, but the benefits of having an interlock installed in your car don’t stop there. As a man in Washington state recently found out, an ignition interlock can help you identify the thief who stole …
