COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
INCIDENTE: | Cinco de Mayo weekend |
FECHA / HORA: | Mayo 5-6, 2018 |
PREPARADO POR: | Jamie Brown, Oficial superior |
PERSONA DE CONTACTO e información de contacto: | Jamie Brown, Oficial superior (805) 385-7749 |
DETALLES:
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Responsibly
Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving
En los Estados Unidos, the Cinco de Mayo holiday is often associated with parties and alcohol. If you’re celebrating with friends and family this weekend, remember that at the end of the night, you need to have a safe and sober ride home. Policía, Sheriff, and the CHP will be out in force looking for the tail-tell sign of impaired driving this weekend.
In the rush to prepare for a night out, it’s easy to forget the most important Cinco de Mayo plan of all: designating a sober driver. Some may think they can play it by ear and wait until after the party has started to decide whether they’re “okay to drive.” By this point, it’s too late. Going out for a night of drinking without a plan for getting home safely is a recipe for disaster.
The Oxnard Police Department will deploy additional officers this weekend on special DUI Saturation Patrols specifically to stop and arrest drivers showing signs of alcohol or drug impairment during the hours of 8:00 PM y 3:00 AM. in areas with a history of DUI crashes and DUI arrests.
En años recientes, California has seen an increase in drug-impaired driving crashes. The Oxnard Police Department supports the new effort from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that aims to educate all drivers that “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” If you take prescription drugs, particularmente aquellos con un conducir o manejar maquinaria advertencia en la etiqueta, que puede haberse deteriorado lo suficiente como para obtener un DUI. Marijuana use can also be impairing, especialmente en combinación con alcohol o de otras drogas, y puede resultar en un DUI.
Recordar: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving, and when you drive impaired, you run the risk of killing yourself or someone else. You will be looking at jail time, the loss of your driver’s license, higher insurance rates, and dozens of other unanticipated expenses ranging from attorney fees, costos judiciales, car or motorcycle towing and repairs, and lost wages due to time off from work. The average DUI costs about $10,000. Wouldn’t you rather pay for a ride home?
There are many other ways to ensure a safe ride home besides relying on a friend. The OTS DDVIP app is now available for free download on iOS and Android devices. The app offers enhanced features, allowing users to search all participating bars and restaurants throughout California. Además, the app users can easily order a sober ride from Uber or Lyft.
Drunk driving is claiming too many lives. On average in 2016, someone was killed in a drunk-driving crash every 50 acta. On Cinco de Mayo weekend, that equaled 51 lives lost in drunk-driving crashes in the nation. Así, if you choose to drink this Cinco de Mayo, make sure you have a designated sober driver or have arranged another safe way home. Decide today that you won’t ever drive after drinking or impaired by drugs. If you know someone who is about to drive buzzed or ‘high’, step in and help. Take their keys and help them make arrangements to get home safely.
Una estadística final para recordar: muertes por conducir ebrio son 100 por ciento prevenible.
Este esfuerzo de aplicación es financiado por una subvención de la Oficina de Seguridad Vial de California, través de la Administración Nacional de Seguridad Vial, and remember – Reporte de Conductores Ebrios – llamada 911.
The next statewide DUI campaign is set for Independence Day.
FECHA / TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN: Mayo 1, 2018 / 11:00 a.m.