Adults in North Carolina caught providing alcohol to youths under age 21 could lose their driver's licenses under a measure being considered in the state legislature, the Associated Press reported April 11.

A House committee heard testimony from the family of Steven George, a Raleigh youth who was killed in a drunk-driving crash. George's parents said that the risk of losing driving privileges would be more of a deterrent to young adults providing alcohol to underage friends than community service, the current penalty for the infraction.

"What really affects a lot of these younger people most? It's their driving privileges," said Steven George. "Start handing out (penalties) that hurt the most. Driving is a very big part of their lives."

But Rep. Bill Daughtridge felt that the proposal was a bit attenuated. "I think we're going off on a tangent here, taking away a driver's license from someone who may or may not be getting in a car," he said.

The measure is sponsored by Rep. Ty Harrell.