This Holiday season, the U.S Department of transportation National highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) is partnering with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to share the message about the dangers of drunk driving. NHTSA and Douglas County want all drivers to remember this lifesaving message. (Drive sober or get pulled over).
Between the dates of November 23rd, 2022 and January 1st, 2023, The Douglas County Sheriff's Office will be working to take drunk drivers off the roadways. These expanded efforts to protect against impaired driving will be conducted in a fair and equitable way.
According to the NHTSA, 11,654 people were killed in drunk driving crashes in 2020, that's up from 10,142 killed in 2019, accounting for nearly one third of traffic crash fatalities. More than 10,000 people were killed each year from 2016-2020 from impaired driving. One person was killed every 45 minutes in 2020. This is why the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is working with the NHTSA to remind drivers that drunk driving is not only illegal, its a matter of life and death. As you head out for the holiday festivities, remember: Drive sober or get pulled over.
Thank you for staying safe and having someone drive if you feel to impaired to drive yourself over this Holiday season.
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