FIRST TONIGHT AT 11, NORTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS ARE HOPING TO CURB IMPAIRED DRIVING IN THE STATE. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS ARE REINTRODUCING A BILL THAT LOWERS THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT FOR DUI ARRESTS. OUR NATE STANLEY SPOKE WITH THE BILL’S SPONSOR AND JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH THE DETAILS. NIGEL SYDNEY, THE SOBER OPERATOR ACT OF 2025, WOULD NOT JUST LOWER THE BAC LIMIT, IT WOULD ALSO CHANGE HOW SOBRIETY TESTS ARE DONE AND CHANGE HOW DUIS ARE PROSECUTED. THE ONE THING THAT IS A COMMON DENOMINATOR WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING IT IS A NUMBER ONE PREVENTABLE ACCIDENT. CURBING AVOIDABLE DEATHS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT’S THE GOAL OF A BILL BEING INTRODUCED IN THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE. SO I’M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE DEVASTATION. TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE MIKE CLAMPIT IS A SPONSOR OF THE BILL. HE SAID IT WOULD LOWER NORTH CAROLINA’S LEGAL DRIVING BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT FROM 0.0 …