Pubdate: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 Source: Capital Times, The (WI) Copyright: 2003 The Capital Times Contact: http://www.captimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/73 PENALTIES STRONGER FOR DRIVING ON DRUGS MILWAUKEE (AP) Gov. Jim Doyle signed legislation Thursday strengthening the state laws against driving or carrying a weapon while under the influence of drugs. The bill requires authorities to only prove that someone carrying a gun or driving a car, all terrain vehicle, snowmobile or motorboat had drugs in their systems to be prosecuted. Current law requires authorities to prove the illegal drugs impaired them. The legislation was inspired by a 2001 incident in which a driver high on cocaine ran a red light and crashed into a vehicle driven by a Waukesha woman who was pregnant. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake