Bill Would Toughen Penalties for Drunk and Drugged Driving
Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 13, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Congreso Nacional
A congressman has proposed raising prison terms to 2–5 years for impaired drivers of light vehicles and 5–10 years for heavy vehicles, aiming to cut traffic deaths tied to alcohol and drug use.
An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.