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NV Law Enforcement Targeting Impaired Drivers

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Monday, December 9, 2013   

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs this holiday season will not be tolerated, the Nevada Highway Patrol has stated. "National Impaired Driving Prevention Month" is here, and trooper Dan Lopez with the Highway Patrol said the focus is centered on urging people to not drive while under the influence.

"We get both drugs and alcohol this time of the month," Lopez said. "We are aware that people are driving under the influence. That's why our patrol procedures go out there and enforce that, so that people don't drink and drive."

Lopez said there have been well over 100 traffic deaths in Nevada this year. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report 27 alcohol-related traffic deaths during the first 11 months of this year.

Not only does driving drunk or on drugs endanger lives, but it also carries stiff penalties, he said.

"Fines up to $10,000 for a first-time DUI," Lopez warned, "and not only that, you lose your driver's license, which is revoked - the worst thing for anyone."

Multiple DUI arrests will lead to a felony charge, he added. According to Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD), up to 20 percent of car crashes may be caused by people driving under the influence of drugs.





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