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This May is bringing us hotter weather (yeah!), as well as the Memorial Day weekend, so the West Linn Police Department is stepping up its DUII and Distracted Driving patrols. A grant from Oregon Impact and the Oregon Department of Transportation will provide funding for the West Linn Police Department to increase its DUII patrol presence throughout the rest of the Memorial Day weekend.
Here are some sobering DUII statistics from MADD:
Every 2 minutes, a person is injured in a drunk driving crash.
Drunk Driving costs the United States $199 billion a year.
On average, 2 in 3 people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.
Drunk Driving costs each adult in the United States almost $800 per year.
In 2012, 29.1 million people admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol-that's more than the population of Texas.
The West Linn Police Department asks you to please think about these statistics before you operate a motor vehicle after drinking alcohol or using any other substance that impairs your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.