To: AUTO, NATIONAL AND TRANSPORTATION EDITORS
Contact: Wade Newton, Alliance, +1-202-326-5571, or J.T. Griffin, MADD, +1-202-974-2470
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A broad range of safety, auto, insurance and alcohol industry groups and companies has called on Congress to pass legislation to provide funding for an advanced drunk driving detection research program which could lead to more than 8,000 fewer highway fatalities each year and a nationwide economic cost saving of approximately $130 billion annually.