Full Notification

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 [email protected]

Dep. Daniel Dail, LA County Sheriff’s Dept. (323)890-5400 [email protected]

Inv. Victor Gomez, Gardena Police Dept., (310) 925-0111 [email protected]

Off. Don Inman, LAPD, (213) 486-0703, [email protected]

Off. Vincente Ramirez, CHP, (818) 240-8200 [email protected]