Oklahoma driving laws were recently updated, severely increasing penalties and extending punishment time periods. Senate Bill 529, or the Erin Elizabeth Swezey Act, was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin and went into effect the first of November 2011. The drunk driving measure comes as a direct response to an Oklahoma State University student who was killed by a drunk driver in 2009. Erin Elizabeth Swezey was struck head-on by a pickup traveling the wrong way on the Kilpatrick Turnpike. The driver, a repeat DUI offender, had a blood alcohol content level of 0.29% and was traveling nearly 100 miles per hour.
