Utah gets tough on drinking

– Utah governor Gary Herbert said on Thursday he will sign a law setting the blood alcohol limit for drunken driving at 0.05, the lowest threshold in the United States, over strong objections from the restaurant and beverage industry.

The proposal would lower the predominantly Mormon state’s blood-alcohol limit from 0.08, currently the standard across all US states, to 0.05 as of December 30, 2018, to try to improve road safety in the state.

A spokesperson for Herbert said the governor planned to sign the Bill before March 29.

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