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June 2001
East County Launches Summer DUI Enforcement
Blitz, Unveils Billboard:
“Drunk Drives, Meet Your New Bartenders"
What:
Five East County law enforcement agencies coordinate efforts for
a DUI enforcement campaign to reduce the number of drunk and drugged
drivers during the summer months. The San Diego County Sheriff’s
Department, California Highway Patrol, El Cajon Police Department, La Mesa
Police Department, and Border Patrol kick off the year-long enforcement
activities with a public awareness billboard.
The billboard features a photo of five uniformed officers standing in front
of jail bars with the message “Drunk Drivers, Meet Your New Bartenders.”
The billboard is located at I-94 (Campo Road) and Jamacha Road (Facing East),
and is being sponsored by the non-profit Communities Against Substance Abuse,
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Discount Tires, and Lamar Advertising.
Another goal is to reproduce the billboard throughout East County and reduce
the incidence of impaired driving.
Why:
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Alcohol-related
crashes kill 1 person in the U.S. every 33 minutes; injure someone
every 2 minutes. |
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In
San Diego County, during 1999, (most recent statistics) 112 persons
were killed and 2,832 injured in alcohol-related crashes. |
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Approximately
1.4 million U.S. drivers are arrested per year for DUI. Or 1 of every
132 drivers. |
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In
San Diego County, during 1999, 14,461 drivers were arrested for driving
under the influence, resulting in 11,170 convictions. During that
same year, 2,256 DUI drivers were apprehended in East County and 1,782
resulted in misdemeanors. |
When:
Monday, June 18, 2001, 10:30 AM
Where:
Highway 94 (Old Campo Road) and Jamacha Road (Highway 54)
Rancho San Diego
Who:
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Supervisor Dianne Jacob, 2nd District, County Board of Supervisors
(619) 531-4766 |
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Lt.
Linda Fulton, San Diego County Sheriff’s Dept., Alpine Division
(619) 579-4136 |
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Capt.
Steve Lykins, California Highway Patrol (619) 401-2001 |
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Capt.
Bill McClurg, El Cajon Police Department (619) 579-3354 |
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Capt.
Charles Braddy, La Mesa Police Department (619) 667-1432 |
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Lorenzo
Higley, Communities Against Substance Abuse (619) 442-2727 ext. 113 |
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Danny
Tucker, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, (619) 445-6002 |
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Monica
Zech, lost her father to a drunk driver (619) 540-4154 |
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The
five East County officers who are photographed in the billboard |
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