Maryland Accident Lawyers » Drunk Driving http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:56:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 National Labor Day Drunk Driving Crackdown August 21 to September 7 http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/blog/national-labor-day-drunk-driving-crackdown/ http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/blog/national-labor-day-drunk-driving-crackdown/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:11:31 +0000 Eric Saiontz http://marylandaccidentlawyers.com/?p=865 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be conducting a national Labor Day drunk driving enforcement crackdown from August 21 to September 7, in an attempt to curtail an expected increase in fatal drunk driving accidents that traditionally occurs during the Labor Day weekend.

The NHTSA will coordinate with law enforcement agencies across the country to conduct high-profile police enforcement against alcohol-impaired drivers as part of a campaign called “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” The NHTSA will also conduct $13 million in advertising and public awareness announcing the crackdown and will work with various anti-drinking and driving community activist groups.

The campaign’s ubiquitous commercials are a familiar site to most television watchers, featuring police officers stopping cars filled with alcohol-looking liquid, complete with floating cherries, suds and ice cubes.

The NHTSA estimates that in 2007, 12,998 people died as a result of alcohol-impaired traffic accidents where at least one driver had a blood alcohol content level of .08 or higher, which is illegal in all states. In 2008 that number fell to 11,773, a nearly 10% drop, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Maryland drunk driving accidents dropped 15% drop from 2007 to 2008.

More Information: CDC Notice about National Labor Day Drunk Driving Enforcement Crackdown

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