A bill that stiffens penalties for underage drinking and driving-which could impose up to a year in jail for the offense-has sailed through both chambers of the General Assembly and is now headed to the Governor’s desk. But as Virginia Public Radio’s Tommie McNeil reports, the law isn’t as tough on teens as some who opposed it thought.
Underage Drinking & Driving
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