DUI Saturation Patrol Planned this Weekend

Officers from the Pasadena Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the Department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Friday, November 8, 2013 between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests.

Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed 5 lives and resulted in 65 injury crashes harming 85 of our friends and neighbors in Pasadena.

In Californian, this deadly crime led to 774 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Alcohol and drug-impaired deaths still make up the largest category of overall vehicle fatalities with 29 percent of all deaths caused by a drunk driver. A DUI Saturation Patrol is a proven effective method to lower these numbers. When possible, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving.

Pasadena PD reminds everyone that everyone can assist in preventing this crime from ever occurring. If anyone is planning a gathering or celebration with alcohol included, or if one is out on the town, plan ahead and designate a non-drinking sober driver. A DUI and drug-impaired arrest can cost up to $10,000 or even more, including time in jail, the loss of driver license and high insurance rates.

These enforcement efforts are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Remember, everyone is encouraged to help keep roadways safe; Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911!

For more information, visit http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/Police.