New Hampshire set to increase penalties for some DWI crashes
June 13, 2021
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) A New Hampshire bill aimed at strengthening penalties for repeat drunk drivers is headed to the governor s desk.
The House on Thursday agreed to the Senate s version of Tyler Shaw s Law, named for a 20-year-old Concord man who died in 2018 when a repeat drunk driver sped off a highway exit, through a stop sign and into Shaw s truck.
The bill, which Gov. Chris Sununu said he plans to sign, would increase penalties to 10 to 20 years in prison for drunk drivers who kill or maim someone after a prior driving while intoxicated conviction.