tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2300602463759320180..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Hospitals: Driver Responsibility surcharge an unreliable funding sourceGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-9298928881683502382011-04-28T14:17:57.028-05:002011-04-28T14:17:57.028-05:00So sorry to hear about your niece - it is a traged...So sorry to hear about your niece - it is a tragedy when someone so young has their life cut short.<br /><br />I hope your state works things out with their DRP fund - it is a shame to have that much money sitting in a bank account when it should be used to help save lives! Hopefully they figure out how to effectively use this fund to better improve <a href="https://auto.21st.com/insurance-information/article.do?title=Brush_Up_On_These_Driving_Safety_Tips" rel="nofollow">driving safety</a>.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530133794767807404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45167048792528230302011-04-25T18:06:42.465-05:002011-04-25T18:06:42.465-05:00I'm not sure that's true. I have seen mor...I'm not sure that's true. I have seen more marginal stops and more marginal arrests in the last 7 or 8 years. At some point Law Enforcement made a decision to test everyone they stopped with alcohol on their breath. Tests would screen out the green ones but the refusal cases were getting filed. Then some assistant DA has to look at a DWI with a stop for burned out license plate light and a Citizen who appears sober on the car video.DLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620670491113872035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-5791516863119418392011-04-25T16:50:50.410-05:002011-04-25T16:50:50.410-05:00Sure, but that was always the case. The surcharge ...Sure, but that was always the case. The surcharge was the reason for the decline in conviction rates after it was implemented in 2004.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26199724387147705112011-04-25T16:09:31.990-05:002011-04-25T16:09:31.990-05:00The surcharges are not the sole reason prosecutors...The surcharges are not the sole reason prosecutors will plead down a DWI. Many times it is because they can't make the case but don't want to dismiss it.DLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620670491113872035noreply@blogger.com