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Just in time for New Year’s Eve, Utah adopts toughest DUI law in the nation

LAS VEGAS — Utah will begin enforcing the strictest drunken-driving standard in the country Sunday, and the lawmaker who first sponsored the tough measure said he was hopeful other states would soon adopt a similar threshold.

The new blood alcohol limit in Utah will be .05 percent — down from the .08 percent limit observed by the rest of the nation.

Norman Thurston, the Republican lawmaker who sponsored the original bill that was signed by Gov. Gary Herbert in 2017, said “it’s been a long time coming” to see his proposal take effect. He said

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