As reported by Deseret News in the article “Perspective: The latest troubling trend in impaired driving”, families of impaired driving victims are urging lawmakers to address critical legal loopholes that fail to account for the rise in new synthetic drugs and cannabis-related accidents.  

Henry Rivera, who lost his 18-year-old son to a driver under the influence of cocaine, testified emotionally in Albany, New York, advocating for a broader legal definition of impairment. Under current New York state law, a drug must be specifically listed to be grounds for prosecution. But as new substances—like the powerful veterinary tranquilizer “tranq”—emerge rapidly, this list-based approach leaves dangerous gaps.

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