Wisconsin police officers can now administer roadside saliva drug tests during impaired driving traffic stops, with a new law approved almost a decade after Dane County sheriff’s deputies piloted such screenings.
Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law Friday, making Wisconsin one of 28 other states that permit some form of saliva screening, according to a 2023 report from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The majority of impaired driving crashes each year in Wisconsin are alcohol-related, but nearly a quarter are related to drugged driving, according to the state Department of Transportation…