After she was injured in a car accident allegedly caused by a driver impaired by marijuana, State Controller Betty Yee is backing a bill approved Monday by the legislature that aims to begin addressing the problem of drugged driving on California roads.
The measure sent to Gov. Jerry Brown would require the California Highway Patrol to report on how many motorists stopped for impaired driving are allegedly under the influence of marijuana.
“It’s what other states have done—like Colorado and Washington—to at least start collecting state-level data,” Yee said. “They just want to understand the extent of cannabis-impaired driving.”
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