This is the first installment of “Locked Out.” 25 Investigates spent 6 months looking into the RMV’s ignition interlock program designed to keep drunk drivers from reoffending. Richard Carvalho, 47, ...

The 61st District Court in Grand Rapids was one of five courts included in a study evaluating the effectiveness of ignition interlock devices in reducing drunken driving rates by chronic offenders.

A: First-time DWI offenders arrested at 0.16 alcohol-concentration level or above and second-time offenders can voluntarily enroll in the ignition interlock program to regain legal driving privileges.

A pilot program aimed to keep the roads safe will likely continue in Tulare County. Tulare is one of four California counties requiring ignition interlock devices to ...