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National Program to Fight Against Drunk Driving

By Lependorf & Silverstein

The Governors Highway Safety Administration announced in a report on August 19, 2009 that multiple states will be participating in the national ?Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.? program. The program aims to better regulate drunk driving during the Labor Day holiday period, discouraging vacationers from driving under the influence and posing serious risk to all other motorists on the road. Law enforcement will begin their concentrated effort on August 21 and end on September 7 to help combat what is often referred to as our nation?s most fatal crime, with 11,000 alcohol-impaired deaths having occurred in 2008. Given that August and September are considered the most deadly periods on the road by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints, a $13 million national media campaign, and state-funded advertising will all contribute to the drunk driving crackdown...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on August 27, 2009 (boomark / email).