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DUI Enforcement during Super Bowl XLIII Party Weekend


DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MEDIA RELEASE

4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO 80109

CONTACT #1: Dep. Robert Rotherham,
303-814-7005 ext 6514; 303-660-7500 (dispatch)

RELEASE DATE: 01/28/09 RELEASE TIME: CASE NUMBER: N/A

WHAT: DUI Enforcement during Super Bowl XLIII Party Weekend

NARRATIVE: DOUGLAS COUNTY, CO – The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will be stepping up their efforts to apprehend intoxicated and impaired drivers during the up-coming Super Bowl XLIII weekend which takes place the weekend of January 31st. Deputies will be providing extra enforcement from Saturday, January 31 at 6:00 pm through Monday, February 2, 2009, 3:00 am.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office along with 20 other agencies and the State Patrol will participate in the special Heat is On enforcement period. The effort will be supported with federal funds. The Sheriff’s Office will conduct DUI saturation patrol throughout unincorporated Douglas County on roadways that have been identified as problem areas for accidents and high incidents of DUI arrests.

The weekend of the Super Bowl has been identified as a time frame when incidents of impaired driving were higher than normal and the chances for alcohol or drug related crashes increased. A statewide study also found that in the last five years, 58% of the fatal crashes that occurred over Super Bowl weekend in Colorado were alcohol related.

“I urge citizens to use the same common sense this weekend as they would any other time in regards to drinking and deciding to get behind the wheel of a car. The consequences of making the wrong decision can be extreme. Please have a plan in place and designate a sober driver before you get to any Super Bowl festivities”, state Sheriff Dave Weaver.

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