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Driving Under Influence (DUI) |
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We are honored to receive the first
prosecution grant awarded by the Office of Traffic Safety in California.
Although the honor is significant, it pales in contrast to the need to
save the lives of our children and loved ones. Death and injury due to
driving under the influence is 100% preventable. Those who choose to
drink must also choose not to endanger our community by getting behind
the wheel. Our program is designed to remind people of this choice. And
for those who ignore this responsibility and hurt someone, the full
resources of this office will work to see that justice is served. I ask
all members of our community, young, old and in between, drink
responsibly and do the right thing- don't drink and drive. |
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DUI Facts: |
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Traffic fatalities totaled 42,643 across the
nation in 2003. Death and injury due to driving under the influence kill
an unconscionable number of people each year. |
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- 250,000 people have been killed in
alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years
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17,013 people were killed in alcohol related
accidents in 2003
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Drunk driving is the nation’s most
frequently committed violent crime
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An alcohol related traffic accident kills
someone every 33 minutes and injures someone every 2 minutes, 365
days a year
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Over 1.5 million people were injured in the
year 2001 in alcohol related accidents
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About 3 in every 10 Americans will be
involved in an alcohol related crash sometime in their lives
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More than 1.5 million people were arrested
in the United States for driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs. This is an arrest rate of 1 out of every 121 licensed driver
in the nation.
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1,561 alcohol related traffic fatalities
during the year 2002 Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day period
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2,339 youths died in alcohol related traffic
accidents in 2000
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The prosecution
program, provided through a grant by the Office of Traffic Safety in
California, aims to reduce the rate of injuries and death through
community awareness, specialized investigation and prosecution.
On November 23, 2004
the Tulare County District Attorney's Office teamed with Mothers Against
Drunk Driving (MADD), The College of the Sequoias, the DA's Victim's
Bureau, Friday Night Live, the Visalia Police Department, California
Highway Patrol and other local Law Enforcement Agencies to kick-off the
new program. |
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