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Lawrence County Sheriff's Office Cracking Down on Drunk DriversThe sobering

03/07/2011

The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities.  In 2009, 281 people were killed and 1,141 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver.  That's why the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunk driving March 16-20.

The Lawrence County Sheriff's office will particiapte in statewide sobriety checkpoints and DWI saturation patrols enforcing Missouri's DWI laws and keeping impaired drivers off the road.

Consequences of drunk driving include jail time, loss of their driver licenses, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks.  Insurance rates go up.  Other financial hits include attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential loss of job or job prospects.  When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators an also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation.

"Driving drunk is simply not worth all te consequesnces," stated Sheriff Brad DeLay.  "Our message is simple and unwavering:  You Drink and Drive.  You Lose."

For more information, please visist www.saveMOlives.com.