Beware of increasingly common drugged driving on Labor Day

Published August 22, 2018 4:00am ET



For many of us, this Labor Day weekend will be spent with family and friends at picnics and barbecues, in backyards and on beaches. But for some, the long drives represent a grisly reminder of loss.

These are the people like Corinne Gasper. Her daughter, Jennifer, was on the way to work when she was hit by another driver who ran a red light, hitting her at more than 80 miles an hour. He was sent to prison for only 17 months.

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