HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-12-26 DUI Saturation Patrol Announcement
BAKERSFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Greg Williamson, Chief of Police
Contact: Sergeant Bill Ware
Bakersfield Police Department
(661) 326-3836
bware@bakersfieldpd.us
For Immediate Release December 25, 2013
DUI Enforcement Operations Planned this Weekend
Officers of the Bakersfield 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, December 27th through January 2, 2014 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and
4:00 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/or arrests.
“This is a „Zero Tolerance‟ crackdown so Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over!” said
Lieutenant Joe Mullins. In California, this deadly crime led to 774 deaths in 2011
because someone failed to designate a sober driver.
DUI can impact the economy in addition to the pain and suffering of those immediately
affected. Conservatively, a fatality has a $1.4 million impact, an injury $70,000, and a
crash that only damages property averages nearly $9000.
“California‟s roadways are very much safer today than they were just a few years ago,”
said Lieutenant Joe Mullins “The Bakersfield Police Department will be keeping the
pressure on through enforcement and public awareness so that we can continue saving
lives and preventing injuries.”
Funding for this program is from a grant from the California Office of
Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911!
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You can now send an anonymous text message to the Bakersfield Police Department. It‟s quick and it‟s easy.
Simply enter 274637 into your phone and text BPDCRIMES along with your message. The text is sent to the
police department and the sender remains completely anonymous.
Tips can also be anonymously sent through the smartphone “TipSubmit” mobile App or via email at
https://www.tipsubmit.com.