Reimagining Responses to Impaired Driving

Sunday, April 2, 2023

1:30pm – 3:00pm PDT

Location: Room 608

Track Leader(s)

RS

Ryan C. Smith

Transportation Research Analyst
NTSB
Washington
LF

Lisa Freeman

Moderator/Speaker(s)

James Eberspacher (he/him/his)

Director
National Center for DWI Courts
Alexandria, VA

Speaker(s)

JL

Jessica Lange, MBA

Project Director
National Center for DWI Courts
Hinckley , MN
JS

Julie Seitz, LADC, LGSW (she/her/hers)

Project Director
National Center for DWI Courts, MN

Impaired driving is one of the most complicated issues in the justice system. Complex laws, lengthy case processing, public safety implications, societal views, and unique justice-involved individuals require multiple strategies to respond to impaired driving. Unfortunately, jurisdictions often focus their energy and resources on one area of the system rather than having strategies across the justice spectrum to reduce impaired driving. Explore strategies and programming to reform the justice system’s response to impaired driving.