AN EXAMINATION OF TORT LIABILITY ISSUES CONNECTED WITH RELEASE OF ARRESTED, INTOXICATED DWI OFFENDERS

The authors have studied the legal issues concerning a non-jail option for DWI offenders and they explore the risks such procedures have for enforcement agencies. The report examines the tort liability of such agencies if a released offender crashes an automobile and injures himself or another, while still intoxicated from the original drinking episode. A survey of local jurisdictions is described and extensive case citations are given. Samples of illustrative state statutes are appended.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1177
• Corporate Authors:

  National Safety Council

  444 North Michigan Avenue
  Chicago, IL  United States  60611

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Driver and Pedestrian Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Little, J W
  • Cooper, M
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Alcohols; Drivers; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Injuries; Law enforcement; Laws; Legal factors; Police; Tort liability
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159309
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-409 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-4-00965
• Files: NTIS, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1978 12:00AM