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DDOT, Region Launch Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign
DDOT joined the Metropolitan Police Department and police departments from Fairfax and Montgomery Counties to kick off Checkpoint Strikeforce, a regional six-month anti-drunk driving campaign.
The campaign was launched in the late afternoon on August 26 on Canal Road, just west of Georgetown's many bars and taverns, with a sobriety checkpoint to intercept and deter happy hour drunk driving. Officers administered field sobriety tests, a key part of drunk driving dissuasion.
“Drinking and driving do not mix and this regional campaign, melding enhanced and targeted law enforcement with public education is the proven way to decrease alcohol-related traffic accidents and deaths,” said Dan Tangherlini, DDOT director. “We want people to enjoy our city’s nightlife but not drink and drive; we must reduce alcohol-related crashes in the District, Maryland and Virginia.”
The kickoff included Kurt Erickson, head of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program, Debbie Hardy, whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, and Elizabeth Baker, regional administer of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which awarded a grant for Checkpoint Strikeforce.
Checkpoint Strikeforce features weekly checkpoints and extended hours in the District and a $320,000 radio campaign aimed at the hard-to-reach 21-to-35 male driver.
Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (while driving intoxicated)
One state defines this as Class A Felony If any of the following conditions are present: Two or more prior (a) DUI convictions or Vehicular or (b) Vehicular Assault convictions or (c) any combination One prior Vehicular Homicide A BAC of .20 or greater at the time of the vehicular homicide and has one (1) prior DUI or Vehicular Assault offense
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News about DUI & Drunk Driving cases in Montana and nationwide:
Definition:
penalties the court could impose are: (1) 6 months in the county jail: (2) $1,000 fine plus up to an additional 1,950 in penalty assessments; (3) 6 months driver's license suspension; (4) Your car impounded for 30 days.
Second, third and fourth offenses within 7 years are punished by increasingly more harsh penalties.
Arraignment
Definition:
Sometimes referred to as a “first appearance.” This date is typically located on the DWI Summons & Complaint near the “court appearance required” box that should be checked off. The arraignment is a formal procedure where rights are read, charges are read and explained, and a plea (guilty or not guilty) is entered.
Boaters Intoxication
Definition:
Drinking While Boating Open containers are legal, but operators of boats are subject to boating while intoxicated laws, similar to driving a vehicle. Operators or passengers may also be subject to public intoxication laws
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