SC Senate passes DUI reform bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– The South Carolina Senate unanimously advanced a measure aiming overhaul the state’s laws against DUI’s.

The bill adds penalties when an intoxicated driver injures, rather than kills someone to the point of losing consciousness or requiring anesthesia for treatment.

It also stiffens punishments, longer license suspensions for offenders.

And removing provisions that have led to charges being dismissed over videotaping issues, and encourages drivers to submit to breath and blood tests.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving says South Carolina has one of the nation’s highest drunk driving fatality rates.

The bill now heads to the House.