By Sophia Blankmeyer
Officers in Cache County have mixed reactions to the new DUI law of Utah lowering the Blood Alcohol content to .05.
Governor Gary Herbert signed Utah’s newest DUI law of changing the law to .08 to .05 last week.
“People complain to me and say that their parent who has a beer with dinner will now go to jail because of this change,” said Capt. Tyson Budge of the Logan City Police Department. “I think the change is ridiculous. Are all officers going to have to go through more training apart from what is usually required of us?”
While most citizens and officers are very upset, some really see the value of the change in the law.
“It will help with drunk drivers and keeping people safe on the road,” said Officer Harris with Utah State University Police.
Although this law does not go into full effect until December 2018, many citizens and officers are hopeful that revisions are made before that date.
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