In an effort to keep Garland citizens and visitors safe, the Garland Police Department increased Driving While Intoxicated patrols during spring break from March 1-19. The result was 15 DWI arrests.
Officers working grant-funded shifts were responsible for an additional two arrests and 27 citations.
The additional enforcement was paid for by a state funded grant, from TxDot, known as the Impaired Driving Mobilization grant.
The Garland Police Department would like to thank TxDot for its assistance in allowing officers to keep the city streets safe during the spring break holiday.
For more information, visit the Garland PD website.
Designate a Driver or the Police will provide one for you.
PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE !!!
According to the CDC:
- In 2015, 10,265 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one-third (29%) of all traffic-related deaths in the United States.1
- Of the 1, 1,132 traffic deaths among children ages 0 to 14 years in 2015, 209 (16%) involved an alcohol-impaired driver.1
- In 2015, nearly 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.3 That’s one percent of the 111 million self-reported episodes of alcohol-impaired driving among U.S. adults each year.4
- Drugs other than alcohol (legal and illegal) are involved in about 16% of motor vehicle crashes.5
- Marijuana use is increasing6 and 13% of nighttime, weekend drivers have marijuana in their system.7
- Marijuana users were about 25% more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers with no evidence of marijuana use, however other factors – such as age and gender – may account for the increased crash risk among marijuana users.5