This week on In Focus, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti highlights the importance of deadly driving legislation.
Filicetti emphasizes its role in closing loopholes that hinder law enforcement’s ability to arrest drug-impaired drivers. He highlights the bill’s potential to eliminate the need for a specific list of drugs, allowing deputies to arrest drivers impaired by any substance.
Filicetti also notes an increase in drug recognition experts and drug-impaired arrests, despite stable overall arrest numbers. He talks about seeing no downsides to the legislation, which he believes will enhance traffic safety and provide justice to victims of impaired driving accidents…