Post Date: 05/21/2014 4:25 PM

For Immediate Release

May 21, 2014

Media Contact:

Tahnee Lightfoot, Public Information Officer

818-937-8822 (office)

818-967-7088 (cell)

tlightfoot@glendaleca.gov

Glendale, CA – As part of the Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force, the Glendale Police Department, Burbank Police Department and San Marino Police Department will be conducting a DUI Roving Saturation Patrols. A DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint will also be conducted with Burbank Police Department, Pasadena Police Department, San Marino Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department and the California Highway Patrol at an undisclosed location within the Glendale city limits during the Memorial Weekend.

Roving DUI Saturation Patrols will be deploying on Friday, May 23rd, from 6:00pm to 2:00am

A DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint is scheduled on Saturday, May 24th, from 6:00pm to 2:00am

Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed 1 life and resulted in 61 injury crashes, harming 87 of our friends and neighbors in the City of Glendale.

In California, this deadly crime led to 774 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. Alcohol and drug-impaired deaths still make up the largest category of overall vehicle fatalities, with 29 percent of all deaths caused by a drunk driver.

The Glendale Police Department reminds everyone that they can assist in preventing this crime from ever occurring. If you are planning a gathering or celebration with alcohol included, or if you are out on the town, plan ahead and designate a non-drinking sober driver. A DUI and drug-impaired arrest can cost up to $10,000.00 or even more, including time in jail, the loss of your driver’s license and an increase in insurance rates.

These enforcement efforts are funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Remember, everyone is encouraged to help keep our roadways safe.

Report Drunk Drivers – Call 9-1-1!