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Live: Dabakis drinks on camera to see how quickly he can reach Utah’s proposed blood-alcohol limit
The Salt Lake Tribune
Last Updated Mar 15, 2017 07:16PM

Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, is drinking vodka and other liquids, then blowing into a machine that tests his blood-alcohol content to see how quickly he reaches 0.05 percent. …

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