“If drivers are caught operating their vehicle while impaired they will be arrested”.
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According to NHSTA, on average, over 10,000 people died each year (2010-14) in drunk driving crashes.
“People need to understand that drunk driving is not only deadly, but it is illegal”, said Barrera. Of these drivers, 20 percent tested positive for alcohol greater than.08 only and another 20 percent tested positive for a single drug.
If you see unsafe driving, Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!
Halstead said in the release that the period between August 21 and September 7 previous year, five people were killed and 53 people were seriously injured in situations involving at least one substance-impaired driver. Halstead cited preliminary data that says 196 people were killed and 663 people were severely injured in 2015 in Missouri because of crashes involving at least one substance-impaired driver.
“This shines the light on some good news”, said Grondel, “It is the norm in Washington to drive sober”. Those 6,391 drunk drivers thought they would make it to their destinations, but sadly, they did not. “You may think you are not drunk, but law enforcement will know if you are”. Law enforcement officers’ skills in detecting and identifying drunk drivers have never been better. Please, please: plan ahead before you go out. Designate a sober driver or call a cab.
Law enforcement offers the following advice to enjoy the end of summer without facing charges for driving while impaired.
Roving patrols specifically on the lookout for drunk and impaired drivers will operate throughout the County at various times from August 19 through Labor Day, September 5. “The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign is both an educational campaign and an enforcement effort to promote sober driving”.
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Dexter police will be out in full force as part of the annual, nationwide August/Labor Day Crackdown weekend, dubbed “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.
