Utah ‘Booze News’ Podcast: Utah is not the toughest DUI state; Salt Lake County gets a new liquor store; and St. George soon will have its first stand-alone bar

| Aug. 30, 2019, 5:24 p.m.

Even though Utah has the strictest drunk driving standard in the country — it isn’t the toughest state when it comes to DUI citations, according to a new study by the Utah law firm of Siegfried & Jensen.

Find out what state topped the list and where Utah ranks, on the latest episode of Utah Booze News Podcast. Listen here.

Also, Salt Lake Tribune reporter Kathy Stephenson and FOX 13’s Ben Winslow talk about Salt Lake County’s newest liquor store and the first stand-alone bar in St. George.

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