Avoid the 14 Holiday DUI Enforcement
THE WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON FOR “AVOID THE 14” DUI CRACKDOWN
STARTS FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 2010 FOR 17 DAYS
CSU Channel Islands Police Department will join all other law enforcement agencies
in Ventura County to crackdown on drunk drivers during a 17-day Avoid the 14 campaign
set to begin Friday, Dec. 17, 2010.
The campaign will run sobriety checkpoints, field DUI road saturation patrols, emphasize
enforcement of drunk-driving laws with officers on regular patrol beats, schedule
warrants sweeps and court stings. The CI Police Department will join many of the enforcement
operations.
Last year’s winter holiday crackdown, which was also 17 days, brought in a total of
352 DUI arrests. One person died as a result of a DUI crash. The number of DUI suspects
going to jail during the winter crackdown nearly doubles on average as compared to
the rest of the year.
We remind students, faculty, and staff to have a designated driver when they go out
to a holiday event. Make sure all vehicle occupants are wearing their seatbelts, and
safely pull over and dial 9-1-1 from your cell phone if you see a dangerous driver
on the road.
This is the fifth year for Avoid the 14, named after the number of police agencies
participating from Ventura County and funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety
through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The winter DUI campaign
arrest totals for the last five years is 1,246 people.
Provided by Cpl. Kevin Medley, Crime Prevention Coordinator
CI Police Department, kevin.medley@csuci.edu