HARTFORD, Conn. -- Two parents to the went capital Tuesday to support new drunk driving bills.

Skip Church and Colleen Sheehey-Church are parents who lost their 18-year-old son, Dustin, when a drunk driver of the car he was in crashed in 2004.

"Please pass these bills. They're good bills and overdue for the state of Connecticut," said Sheehey-Church.

The proposed package of three bills would make it easier for the DMV to suspend driver's licenses, require ignition interlock devices after a first-offense and bring Connecticut into compliance with federal policy by banning open containers in cars. Eyewitness News has learned that proposed bill has bipartisan support.

"Out of this we are going to move this state forward as far as cracking down on drunk driver," said Senator Donald Williams .

The bills stemmed from new data that showed an 11 percent increase in drunk-driving deaths in Connecticut in 2006. Supporters of the three bills said the report revealed an unacceptable trend.

"The numbers are stagnant. We are making no progress," said Richard Blumenthal. "After years of very definite advances against drunk driving saving lives in the state of Connecticut."

Eyewitness News reporter Eric Parker reported that some of components of the proposed bills, such as the open container rules, have been considered before. However lawmakers said they're hoping the proposals will be accepted during this legislative session.