Iowa State Patrol Talks National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
December 18, 2020 5:59 am
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Spencer, IA (KICD)– For nearly four decades the month of December has been recognized as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month because the holidays being the deadliest time on the roads.
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Kevin Krull tells the designation was first recognized by President Regan in 1981 as the number of impaired driving fatalities began to rise from around 33 to 50 percent between Thanksgiving and the end of the year.
Trooper Krull tells there appeared to be some improvements in fatalities involving impaired driving within the last decade until two years ago when the statistics shot back up again.
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December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and local law enforcement officials explained how those cases are handled.
According to the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, it s illegal to drive or operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher. Impaired driving also includes other substances, including any amount of a schedule 1 controlled substance, or the use of any other intoxicating substance to the point where the driver is incapable of operating a vehicle safely, said OHSO.