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Valets’ aid sought on drunk drivers

Proposal is to allow car keys to be held

By Martine Powers

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 06, 2012

A city councilor is pushing for new legislation that will use valet companies to keep intoxicated drivers off Boston roads, saying that parking attendants could serve as “the last line of defense’’ against drunken driving accidents. Councilor Rob Consalvo of Hyde Park filed an order last week for a hearing to discuss possible legislation that could require valet parking companies to withhold car keys from patrons who appear too drunk to drive.

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