Ignition interlock device puts Stoudemire's mother behind bars!
Phoneix Suns forward Amar'e Stoudemire's mother was arrested for failing to have an ignition interlock device on her vehicle. A Scottsdale police officer stopped Crrrie Mae Stoudemire, 54, on Saturday.
PHONEIX SUNS forward Amar’e Stoudemire’s mother was arrested for failing to have an ignition interlock device on her vehicle. A Scottsdale police officer stopped Crrrie Mae Stoudemire, 54, on Saturday.
She was taken to the jail, charged with speeding, operating a vehicle without am ignition interlock device and failure to drive in a single lane, and was later released.
An ignition interlock device or breath alcohol ignition interlock device (IID and BIID) is a mechanism, like breath analyzer, installed to a motor vehicle’s dashboard.
Before starting the vehicle the driver first need to exhale into the device, if the resultant breath-alcohol concentration analyzed result is greater than the programmed level—usually 0.02% or 0.04%, the device prevents the engine from being stated.
A common misconception is that interlock devices will simply turn off the engine if alcohol is detected; this would, however, create an unsafe driving situation and expose interlock manufacturers to considerable liability.
In U.S., a list of federally approved IID devices is maintained by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s product list.
Most U.S. states now permit judges to order the installation of an IID as a condition of probation; for repeat offenders, and for first offenders in some states, installation may be mandated by law. Almost all 50 states have laws permitting the imposition of IID devices as sentencing alternative for drunken drivers.
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