All Entries Tagged With: "fatalities"
CDOT Launches Unprecedented “Drink & Don’t Drive” Campaign
August 15, 2013 – Traffic Safety – Impaired Driving Enforcement Begins August 16, 2013Tomorrow. STATEWIDE— Launched in Colorado in 1996, CDOT’s The Heat Is On campaign educates drivers about high-visibility impaired driving enforcement periods throughout the year—many of which coincide with major holidays such as Labor Day. This year, CDOT is altering its approach to impaired driving public education by acknowledging […]
No Celebration for the 490 Arrested this Fourth of July Weekend
Law Enforcement Cracks Down on Impaired Drivers STATEWIDE—Hundreds of Colorado drivers were arrested over this year’s Independence Day weekend, as The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state participated in the Fourth of July enforcement period by enacting saturation patrols and setting up DUI checkpoints […]
CDOT Launches Share the Road, Friend Campaign
“Life has enough problems. Share the road, friend.” STATEWIDE—In an effort to reduce injuries and fatalities on Colorado roads, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) launched a statewide public awareness campaign that encourages all road users to uphold their mutual responsibility to share the road. Since 2002, Colorado has seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities […]
2013 Memorial Day Impaired Driving Crashes on the Rise
318 Drivers Celebrated Memorial Day Behind Bars with a DUI STATEWIDE—According to preliminary reports, there were 318 DUI arrests and five alcohol-related car crashes that occurred during the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Memorial Day DUI enforcement period resulting in six fatalities – an increase in fatalities from this time last year. DUI arrests are […]
Buckle Up Rural Colorado — Law Enforcement Conducts Click It or Ticket Enforcement March 31-April 6th
In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 36 rural law enforcement agencies in 50 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period, March 31 through April 6th. The enforcement is combined with a seat belt education campaign, […]