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South Brunswick Twp Police Department
Thursday December 4th, 2014 :: 09:43 a.m. EST
Advisory: “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Beginning December 5th continuing through January 2nd
Dear Nixle User,
South Brunswick Police Department will be cracking down on drunk drivers as part of the annual holiday season “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign. Beginning December 5, 2014 and continuing through January 2, 2015, local and state law enforcement officials will conduct saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated.
The national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” effort seeks to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving through a combination of high-visibility enforcement and public education. “We want the holiday season to be a safe and happy time of year. The holiday season has an increased potential for impaired drivers with holiday parties and events being held. We typically see a 10 percent increase in impaired drivers this time of year. We hope the increased police presence will serve as deterrence to anyone thinking of drinking and driving,” said Chief Raymond Hayducka. He added, “In South Brunswick there has been nearly a 40 percent decrease in impaired drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes with injury this year. This latest effort looks to continue the decrease.”
Last year, 22% of all motor vehicle fatalities in New Jersey were alcohol-related. Nationally, more than 10,000 people die each year in drunken driving crashes. The societal cost associated with drunken driving crashes is estimated to be $37 billion annually.
Law enforcement agencies participating in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2014 Year End Holiday Crackdown offer the following advice for holiday season
- Take mass transit, a taxicab, or ask a sober friend to drive you home.
- Spend the night where the activity or party is held.
- If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact law enforcement. Your actions may save someone’s life, and inaction could cost a life.
- Always buckle-up, every ride. It’s your best defense against an impaired driver.
- If you are intoxicated and traveling on foot, the safest way to get home is to take a cab or have a sober friend or family member drive or escort you to your doorstep.
- Be responsible. If someone you know is drinking, do not let that person get behind the wheel.
Contact Information:
Lieutenant James Ryan
732-329-4646
jryan@sbtnj.net
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OK. Time for my pet peeve.
If this was so dangerous, I would not have survived my high school and college years.
As a little L libertarian, if the driver causes: an accident (not just involved in on), damage, injury, or Heaven Forbid kills someone, then they deserve to “get the book thrown at them“.
In the case of damage or injury, restitution.
In the case of a death, clearly that can’t be “restored”.
AND, clearly, if this is a subsequent conviction, then clearly drastic measures have to be take to protect society,
ALL THAT BEING SAID!
* Random checkpoints are unreasonable search and seizure.
* Lowering the settings is also unreasonable.
* Driving infractions while under the influence are “driving infractions”.
This goes along with my laissez faire attitude. “No victim; no crime”.
Unfortunately, of the three DUI arrests that I am familiar with this year, all three were bogus.
In one the car was parked. Another the driver was stopped on the side of the road, lost, and trying to read a map. The third, the driver fell asleep at a stop light.
Where is the victim?
And, what about the police causing fatalities under the influence and getting off?
Double standard.
We know it’s all about money.
Argh!
It has nothing to do with safety.
Look at the stories of repeat offenders with 10 convictions or more. There’s the problem!
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj 
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