1/30/08-The House Transportation Committee voted to kill a bill that would have focused on how truck drivers are tested for alcohol and drugs in the state.
Despite the fact the Virginia State Police already have a procedure for investigating truck wrecks, the bill would have mandated that truckers involved in wrecks be treated with “reasonable suspicion” that they were driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Sponsored by Delegate Danny Bowling, D-Oakwood, HB1221 would have applied only to CDL holders involved in wrecks reported to law enforcement. The procedures for DUI testing and arrest would have applied.