San Bernardino County, California - DUI Checkpoints / July 4th Crackdown On Drunk Drivers

San Bernardino County, California – DUI Checkpoints / July 4th Crackdown On Drunk Drivers

By admin • Jul 2nd, 2009 • Category: DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints, Features

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Avoid the 25, San Bernardino County Announces July 4th Crackdown On Drunk Drivers

County Statistics Showing Holiday Period is a Deadly One on U.S. Roads

Victorville Avoid the 25 DUI Campaign Task Force today announced its deputies will be out in full force during the Fourth of July holiday period, cracking down on impaired drivers with an aggressive Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest enforcement blitz. At least two DUI /Driver’s License checkpoints will be conducted in the High Desert over the weekend in addition to extra deputies for saturation patrol.

Driving while drunk isn’t worth the tremendous risk. No matter your age, if you’ve had too much holiday spirit, you’d better find a safe and sober ride home or your chances of arrest are high.

Avoid the 25, San Bernardino County cited recent nationwide statistics to underscore the importance of the crackdown. In 2007, 34 percent of all drivers involved in traffic-related crashes during the July 4th holiday period (6 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2007 to 5:59 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2007) had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, the legal limit in all states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

During the July 4th holiday period in 2007, there were a total of 200 traffic-related fatalities. Of those, 44 percent involved a driver or motorcycle rider with a BAC of .08 or higher. . During the 2008 Independence Day Holiday weekend, California’s Alcohol Involved Deaths totaled 17 and another 382 suffered injuries, some life changing, due to intoxication. (The 2008 data is provisional information)

Too many people still fail to understand that alcohol and driving don’t mix. Impaired driving is no accident—nor is it a victimless crime. It’s vitally important that we bring this tragic situation to an end.

Drunk driving is one of America’s deadliest problems. In 2007, 41,059 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes. There were 12,998 people who were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.

ROD HOOPS, SHERIFF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER DEPARTMENT
c/o Public Affairs Division
655 East Third Street
San Bernardino, California 92415-0061
Telephone: (909) 387-3700

JULY 4TH HOLIDAY DUI CHECKPOINTS –7/4/2009
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ,
VICTIM:
SUSPECT:
CONTACT:
Sgt Jon Schuler, SBCSD Victorville Station. (760) 241-2911
For further information, contact: www.californiaavoid.org
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