To Reduce Drunk Driving Fatalities
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Campaign Will Target Drunk Drivers
From mid-August through Labor Day, police, sheriff and CHP officials will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Los Angeles County, will run from August 16 through September 2, 2013.
The effective nationwide drunk driving crackdown will include high-visibility enforcement, highprofile events, and will be supported by national paid advertising, creating a comprehensive campaign to curb drunk driving in August and through the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force will be diligently looking for drunk drivers during the crackdown and will arrest anyone caught driving drunk.
Plans are in place for 64 DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints, 173 local roving DUI Saturation Patrols, Multi-Agency Strike Teams, DUI Warrant/Probation Sweeps and DUI Court Stings targeting suspended drivers who were ordered by the judge not to drive.
Although it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, far too many people across the nation still get behind the wheel after consuming too much alcohol.
The latest statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration underscore the serious nature of the nation’s continuing drunk driving epidemic.
Every year, about one third of all motor vehicle traffic deaths involve one or more drunk drivers or motorcycle operators. In 2011, 9,878 people died in crashes involving drunk drivers. That works out to approximately one drunk driving fatality every 53 minutes. In California, 774 died due to the crime of impaired driving.
During the Labor Day weekend in 2011, a total of 138 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes involving drivers or motorcycle riders with a .08% BAC or higher. Of those fatalities, 83 percent occurred during early evening and overnight, from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m. In California, 11 people were killed during the holiday weekend involving a driver at a .08% BAC or higher.
Drunk driving takes a particularly heavy toll among young drivers. Among 18 to 34-year-old drivers killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the 2011 Labor Day weekend, 42 percent were alcohol-impaired.
“Research has shown that high-visibility enforcement like the 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign reduces drunk driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. By joining this nationwide effort, we will make California’s roadways safer for everyone throughout the Labor Day period,” said Director Chris Murphy, California Office of Traffic Safety.
We want to remind everyone that getting behind the wheel drunk is a terrible idea. Not only
does drinking impair your ability to operate a vehicle safely, it also impairs your judgment and good sense about whether you can, or should drive. If you have any doubt about your sobriety, do not get behind the wheel. If you do chose to drive impaired, you will be arrested. No warnings. No excuses.
Being arrested for driving drunk brings a wide range of negative consequences into one’s life. Drunk drivers face jail time, loss of their driver licenses, and steep financial consequences such as higher insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential loss of job. When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators also often face personal embarrassment.
Driving drunk is simply not worth the risk. So don’t take the chance. Remember, law enforcement will be out in force and we will be watching, so ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.'
For more information, visit the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign Headquarters at
www.TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov
Avoid the 100 [law enforcement agencies in LA County] DUI Task Force funding is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which reminds everyone; Report Drunk Drivers! – Call 9-1-1.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AUGUST/LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT PARTIAL SCHEDULE
Friday, August 16
DUI Checkpoint – El Segundo
DUI Checkpoint – Huntington Park
DUI Checkpoint – Pasadena
DUI Checkpoint – Santa Monica
DUI Checkpoint – Torrance
DUI Checkpoint – CHP South Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Van Nuys Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Newton Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Olympic Area
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Lynwood
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Malibu
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Palmdale
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Long Beach
DUI Patrol – Pomona
DUI Patrol – San Gabriel
DUI Patrol – Whittier
Saturday, August 17
DUI Checkpoint – Burbank
DUI Checkpoint – El Monte
DUI Checkpoint – Huntington Park
DUI Checkpoint – Manhattan Beach
DUI Checkpoint – CHP South Los Angeles
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Northeast Area
DUI Checkpoint – LAPD - Foothill Area
DUI Checkpoint – LASD Paramount
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – Pomona
DUI Patrol – Vernon
DUI Patrol – CHP Newhall
DUI Patrol – CHP West Los Angeles
Sunday, August 18
DUI Patrol – Avoid the 100 (West) El Camino College Police, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa
Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Redondo Beach, Torrance
DUI Patrol – LAPD Foothill Area
Sr. CSO Wendy Brewer, Glendora Police Dept., (626)852-4826 wbrewer@glendorapd.org
Dep. Daniel Dail, LA County Sheriff’s Dept. (323)890-5400 Dadail@lasd.org
Inv. Victor Gomez, Gardena Police Dept., (310) 925-0111 vgomez@gardenapd.org
Off. Don Inman, LAPD, (213) 486-0703, 30891@lapd.lacity.org
Off. Vincente Ramirez, CHP, (818) 240-8200 ViRamirez@chp.ca.gov
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