This weekend on “In Focus,” we’re taking a closer look at drugged driving. 

JoDee Kenney sat down with Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli to talk about a bill he has been championing in the state legislature that would close a current loophole.

According to Magnarelli, to be arrested and charged with drugged driving in New York state, you have to be pulled over, an officer has to know you are impaired and know the exact drug you are taking, and that drug has to be on a list.

If any of those things are missing, the driver walks.

There is currently no technical equipment that could measure which drug and the amount.

Magnarelli is pushing companies to create a device that could determine what drug a person has taken.

Forty-six states do not have drug lists.

Instead, they use driving while impaired as the determining factor.

Magnarelli’s bill has been in committee for the past 3 to 4 years.

He hopes it will get out of committee this year.

Magnarelli says the bill isn’t just to catch people driving under the influence but to help them not to get in the car impaired again and not injure or kill themselves or someone else.

You can watch the full interview above.

And be sure to tune in for a look inside the biggest issues impacting Upstate New York on “In Focus “with JoDee Kenney — every Sunday on Spectrum News 1.