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Proposed bill would strengthen DWI law

Leandra Rosado, 11, was killed Sunday when the

Photo credit: Handout | Leandra Rosado, 11, was killed Sunday when the car she was a passenger in crashed on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. (Oct. 11, 2009)

Convicted drunken drivers would have to fill out a sworn affidavit to transfer their car registration to someone else, under a law being proposed by two Long Island lawmakers.

The idea is to hinder drivers from simply switching their vehicles' registrations to someone else to avoid having to install court-ordered detectors that prevent cars from starting if alcohol is detected.

The proposed...

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