{"id":97273,"date":"2018-10-26T19:32:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T01:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cdot-begins-enforcement-of-halloween-dui-program\/"},"modified":"2018-10-26T19:32:15","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T01:32:15","slug":"cdot-begins-enforcement-of-halloween-dui-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cdot-begins-enforcement-of-halloween-dui-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CDOT begins enforcement of Halloween DUI program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=ec4471f2-e8c3-45c8-adc3-0bcc3a871f68&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=ec4471f2-e8c3-45c8-adc3-0bcc3a871f68&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=ec4471f2-e8c3-45c8-adc3-0bcc3a871f68&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=ec4471f2-e8c3-45c8-adc3-0bcc3a871f68&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"509\" alt=\"\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The enforcement aims to eliminate DUI-related injuries and fatalities over Halloween weekend, CDOT said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 44 percent of all traffic fatalities on Halloween night between 2012-2016 involved a DUI-related crash, while 14 percent of all pedestrian fatalities on Halloween involved a drunken driver. In 2016, 21- to 34-year-olds accounted for the most fatalities (46 percent) in drunk-driving crashes on Halloween night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have zero tolerance for those who choose to drive impaired and we are committed to keeping all Coloradans safe,\u201d said Darrell Lingk, Director of the Office of Transportation Safety at CDOT. \u201cThousands of children and families will be out and about trick-or-treating and enjoying other festivities this Halloween. Drunk drivers selfishly put themselves and others at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s Halloween DUI enforcement resulted in 375 DUI arrests, with the Colorado State Patrol (68), Colorado Springs Police Department (29) and Denver Police Department (28) citing the most arrests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be more pedestrians out on Halloween evening, so we\u2019re asking motorists to drive alert and without distractions. If you do plan to drive, do so sober,\u201d said Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>du1-i-syn The enforcement aims to eliminate DUI-related injuries and fatalities over Halloween weekend, CDOT said in a news release. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 44 percent of all traffic fatalities on Halloween night between 2012-2016 involved a DUI-related crash, while 14 percent of all pedestrian fatalities on Halloween involved a drunken driver. 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