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NTSB wants all new vehicles to check drivers for alcohol use

FILE - California Highway Patrol Captain Kevin Clays, center, updates the media about Friday's fatal crash on Highway 33 on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 in Coalinga, Calif. Investigators said that the driver of an SUV involved in the crash was drunk and didn't have a license. The National Transportation Safety Board will use a final report on the crash to launch an effort to lobby for regulations requiring alcohol breath testing devices on all new vehicles. (Eric Paul Zamora//The Fresno Bee via AP) FILE - A row of crosses form a memorial along Highway 33 as police officers survey the scene a day after a crash killed nine people south of Coalinga, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Investigators said the driver of an SUV involved in the crash was drunk and didn't have a license. The National Transportation Safety Board will use a final report on the crash to launch an effort to lobby for regulations requiring alcohol breath testing devices on all new vehicles. (Eric Paul Zamora/The Fresno Bee via AP)