Breaking News, DWI Hit Parade, Murder USA, Police Beat, This Just In!, Top Cops Maryland’s boozing legislators make sure state’s DUI laws are weak; bars protected from being held liable for drunk driving deaths, DUI is just a traffic offense Posted onDecember 12, 2015March 2, 2020 In Virginia and D.C., penalties for fatal drunk driving carry 20 to 30 years in prison. Maryland’s boozing legislators make sure state’s DUI laws are weak; bars protected from being held liable for drunk driving deaths, DUI is just a traffic offense