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Utah plan would give state strictest DUI limit in US

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state lawmaker wants to make Utah’s DUI threshold the strictest in the nation by lowering the blood-alcohol content limit to 0.05 percent.

Though state numbers show alcohol-related driving deaths and DUI arrests are down in Utah, Rep. Norman Thurston said there’s more to be done. The Provo Republican plans to introduce legislation lowering the BAC limit from 0.08 to 0.05 wh...