The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a national meeting in Washington to discuss the role of ignition interlocks in reducing drunk driving fatalities. Safety advocates, researchers, judges, prosecutors, probation officials and treatment professionals spoke about the operation and potential uses of an electronic breath-testing device connected to a vehicle’s ignition system preventing ignition unless the driver passes a breath test.

The second panel of the day featured judges talking about use of the devices as part of sentencing and the administration of judicial monitoring.