Contra Costa County DUI task force to hit the streets
Posted on:8/24/2009
Written By: Chris Robideaux
| Stepping up an effort to curb the number of deaths that occur annually as a result of impaired driving, members of 25 law enforcement agencies are banding together for a full-on mobilization to crack down on drinking and driving, utilizing roadblocks and routine pullovers for DUI suspicion. |
Stepping up an effort to curb the number of deaths that occur annually as a result of impaired driving, members of 25 law enforcement agencies are banding together for a full-on mobilization to crack down on drinking and driving, utilizing roadblocks and routine pullovers for DUI suspicion. Agencies participating in the Avoid the 25 enforcement began to mobilize Friday. They will join thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies throughout the nation as they take part in the Drunk Driving – Over the Limit – Under Arrest crackdown.
Avoid the 25 Coordinator Sgt. David Cook of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department said that the thrust of their effort is to curtail drunken driving.
"Make no mistake. Our message is simple," he said. "No matter if you're driving or riding a motorcycle if we catch you driving impaired we will arrest you. No exceptions. No excuses."
Statistics provided by the Sheriff's Department show that drunken driving is one of the deadliest crimes in the U.S. In 2008, more than 11,700 people died in highway crashes involving a vehicle operator with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher.
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