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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Dumb Luck Won’t Dodge the ‘Cuffs
The Bay Net

There’s an old Irish blessing that confers upon you good fortune and the hope that “trouble avoid you wherever you go.” While that’s all well and good, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office is warning you to avoid relying on luck to stay out of trouble this St. Patrick’s Day: Officers will conduct a sobriety checkpoint and saturation patrols that evening and no amount of luck will keep drunk drivers out of jail.

St. Patrick’s Day is a popular night to celebrate and while we hope folks celebrate responsibly, unfortunately there are still people who think they are immune to the consequences of drunk-driving,” said Sheriff Rex Coffey. “Of course, our greatest hope is that our increased police presence will be enough to prevent people from driving drunk in the first place. But if it’s not, there will be plenty of police officers on patrol and prepared to take drunk drivers to jail.”

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 37 percent of the drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes on St. Patrick’s Day in 2008 had a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or greater. Moreover, of the 134 people killed in St. Patrick’s Day automobile crashes, 50 died in crashes with at least one driver who had an illegal BAC.

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