Colorado Prom Season DUI Crackdown
Colorado law enforcement agencies conducted their first prom season dui enforcement campaign between April 10th and May 23rd. The Colorado State Patrol and 64 other law enforcement agencies participated in the Prom Season Heat is On Campaign. Law enforcement said that the goal was to keep all drivers impaired with alcohol from driving not just those drivers that were attending proms. Authorities note that the number of people killed in alcohol related driving accidents under the age of 21 have decreased over the last three years, but the number of drivers that are killed by drunk drivers under the age of 21 has remained steady over the last few years.
In addition to additional officers and saturation patrols, the Colorado Department of Transportation developed materials for high school students across the state to educate them on the dangers and costs associated with drunk driving. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers hung up posters throughout the state at high schools with the message to students that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal. CDOT also worked with a tuxedo rental company and made sure that their rentals included a card reminding students of the same message.
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