California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McNiece, 181 Cal.App.3d 1048, 226 Cal.Rptr. 733 (Cal. App. 1986):
" '[U]nlike the usual "multiple victim" case, here the fundamental concern of the state is not the outrage done the victims, but rather the prevention of "drunken driving" and the punishment of those who so conduct themselves.' " (Wilkoff v. Superior Court, supra, 38 Cal.3d at p. 350, 211 Cal.Rptr. 742, 696 P.2d 134.)
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