9 ARRESTED, 70 CITATIONS GIVEN DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND DUII ENFORCEMENT
News Release from Gresham Police Dept
Posted on FlashAlert: October 9th, 2015 8:18 AM
RELEASE DATE: Oct. 9, 2015
Gresham, Ore. - Gresham officers arrested 9 people for DUII and issued 70 citations during the Labor Day Weekend crackdown on impaired driving, September 4 - 8, 2015. Multiple citations were issued for suspended license, safety belt, and uninsured motorist violations.
The Gresham Police Department joined forces with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact to conduct the targeted effort to get impaired drivers off the road. The campaign featured high-visibility enforcement and educational opportunities to learn more about safe driving habits.
The following statistics are provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA has one goal, which is No Fatalities:
Zero Tolerance, One Goal: No Fatalities.
* In every state it's illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 or higher, yet one person is killed in a drunk-driving crash every 52 minutes in the United States.
* Of the 10,076 people killed in drunk-driving crashes in 2013, 65 percent were the drunk drivers themselves.
* In fatal crashes during the month of August over the five-year period of 2009-2013, almost 1 out of 10 (8%) of the drunk drivers involved had one or more previous convictions for drunk driving.
* Men are more likely than women to be driving drunk in fatal crashes. In 2013, 23 percent of males were drunk in these crashes, compared to 15 percent for females.
* Drunk driving is more common at night, and Labor Day weekend in 2013 was no exception. Half of all the fatalities during the nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) involved drunk drivers, as compared to 14 percent during the day.
* Among the drivers between the ages of 18 and 34, who were killed in crashes over Labor Day weekend in 2013, 45 percent of those fatalities involved a drunk driver with a BAC of .08 or higher.
* Motorcycle riders have the highest overall rate of alcohol impairment in fatal crashes. In 2013, 27 percent of the motorcycle riders killed were driving impaired.
Grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact support these extra high-visibility DUII patrols.
For more information, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at http://www.nhtsa.gov and their national crackdown campaign headquarters at http://www.stopimpaireddriving.com.
Gresham, Ore. - Gresham officers arrested 9 people for DUII and issued 70 citations during the Labor Day Weekend crackdown on impaired driving, September 4 - 8, 2015. Multiple citations were issued for suspended license, safety belt, and uninsured motorist violations.
The Gresham Police Department joined forces with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact to conduct the targeted effort to get impaired drivers off the road. The campaign featured high-visibility enforcement and educational opportunities to learn more about safe driving habits.
The following statistics are provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA has one goal, which is No Fatalities:
Zero Tolerance, One Goal: No Fatalities.
* In every state it's illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 or higher, yet one person is killed in a drunk-driving crash every 52 minutes in the United States.
* Of the 10,076 people killed in drunk-driving crashes in 2013, 65 percent were the drunk drivers themselves.
* In fatal crashes during the month of August over the five-year period of 2009-2013, almost 1 out of 10 (8%) of the drunk drivers involved had one or more previous convictions for drunk driving.
* Men are more likely than women to be driving drunk in fatal crashes. In 2013, 23 percent of males were drunk in these crashes, compared to 15 percent for females.
* Drunk driving is more common at night, and Labor Day weekend in 2013 was no exception. Half of all the fatalities during the nighttime (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) involved drunk drivers, as compared to 14 percent during the day.
* Among the drivers between the ages of 18 and 34, who were killed in crashes over Labor Day weekend in 2013, 45 percent of those fatalities involved a drunk driver with a BAC of .08 or higher.
* Motorcycle riders have the highest overall rate of alcohol impairment in fatal crashes. In 2013, 27 percent of the motorcycle riders killed were driving impaired.
Grant funds from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact support these extra high-visibility DUII patrols.
For more information, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at http://www.nhtsa.gov and their national crackdown campaign headquarters at http://www.stopimpaireddriving.com.
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