Where Were You Drinking?

As you may have noticed in recent months, I am fed up to here with drunk drivers.
Southern New Jersey seems to have more than its share: both sexes, all ages,
They maim and kill our loved ones., And then they are sooo sorry, They weep. They apologize to the survivors. They beg for forgiveness.
They are thoughtless, selfish, inconsiderate people with no concern for anyone but themselves. They think they can drive impaired and never have an accident.,
Not that long ago, I urged police who investigate dui cases to include in their probe where the drunk driver was doing his or her drinking, and where the last drink was consumed.
Now state Attorney General Anne Milgram has issued a directive authorizing police to ask those questions of suspected drunken drivers.
Guess who doesn’t like the idea?
Some bar owners. who could receive penalties including suspension or revocation of their licenses if they serve intoxicated persons.
They say the drunk drivers could lie.
But Jerry Fischer, director of the state’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, said no action against a bar could happen without a full investigation.
“Statistically, once you see a bar mentioned 10 times, it isn’t a plot against the bar, ” he said.
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, New Jersey had 224 fatalities involving motorists who were legally drunk un 2006. That’s 30 percent of all auto fatalities and a 10 percent increase from 2005.
I know police are busy. But I urge them to add the question, “Where were you drinking?” to their investigations.