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Alcohol and Drunk Driving Unit 9

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Types of Alcohol

Alco-Pops and Malt Liquor

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Drinking and Driving In Kentucky you can legally drive with a maximum .08% blood alcohol level at the age of 21. Anyone underage can only blow a .02% without having to face any penalties.

May 14th, 1988 Carrollton Bus Crash

Most horrific bus crash ever. 27 people were killed, 24 children and 3 adults. Mahoney had a 0.24 blood-alcohol content, more than twice the legal limit, drove his pickup the wrong way on Interstate 71 - straight into the bus. The bus gas tank was punctured and exploded. He was released from jail in 1999, after serving 11 years in jail.

Survivors