Dangers of Impaired and Distracted Driving

Drunken driving opponents welcomed the sentence, one of the strictest on record in DuPage in recent years. Rita Kreslin, executive director of the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists, said drivers often get a “slap on the wrist” for impaired driving, particularly for distracted driving.

Kreslin, whose 19-year-old son John was killed in a drunken driving crash in 2002, said cannabis use has become more of a problem since Illinois legalized use of the drug in 2020.

Enforcement has been problematic for police. Marijuana blood tests don’t necessarily prove impairment, because signs of use can remain in the body for days or weeks after use.

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