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— MEDIA ADVISORY —
AVOID THE 50 SACRAMENTO VALLEY REGIONAL 'AVOID'
Nine Sacramento Valley counties to combat driving under the influence during the dog days of summer
August 20, 2007
| WHAT: |
The Sacramento Valley Avoid DUI Taskforce will have a press conference to remind Sacramento Valley drivers not to drink and drive during these last days of summer. Descriptions and details of DUI enforcement activities occurring over the holiday season will be described. On display will be a DUI command vehicle from the Placer County AVOID the 7 Taskforce. UC Davis trauma specialists will address the real life consequences of drinking and driving. Local law enforcement personnel and supervisors, safety advocates and local community members will be in attendance. Anyone requesting further information can contact Lou Costanza or visit the following website: www.californiaavoid.org The Avoid the 50 Sacramento Valley DUI Task Force is composed of 50 local law enforcement agencies throughout Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Nevada, Yolo, Sutter and Colusa Counties that are allied together to combat Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in the cities and unincorporated areas making up the Sacramento Valley region. The program is called the Avoid program because motorists can “avoid” being arrested by not drinking and driving. |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, August 23 at 10 a.m.. | |
| WHERE: |
UC Davis Medical Center, next to the Patient Support Services Building at 4150 V Street, Sacramento (across from the Emergency Room entrance). Parking is available in the main parking structure at Stockton and Colonial Way. Media may display press credentials to exit parking structure at no cost. |
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| WHY: | Drunk driving is one of America's deadliest crimes. In 2005, nationally nearly 16,000 and last year statewide nearly 1,600 people died in crashes involving a driver or motorcycle operator. The picture for motorcycle operators is particularly bleak. And nationwide, forty-one percent of the 1,878 motorcycle operators who died in single-vehicle crashes in 2005 had BAC levels of .08 or higher | |
| WHO: |
Chief Robert Simmons, Elk Grove Police Department, Avoid the Capital 12 Host Agency; Assistant Chief Mike Champion; California Highway Patrol; Christian Pebbles, Public Information Officer, Sacramento Metro Fire; Dr. Garth Utter, Trauma Surgeon, UC Davis Medical Center; Matthias Mendezona, President, MADD California; Chris Murphy, Director, California Office of Traffic Safety. |
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Sacramento Valley Regional Avoid Public Information Officer: Lou Costanza |