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CLOVIS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) — While radical are getting acceptable for Independence Day celebrations, section instrumentality enforcement volition beryllium connected the lookout for drivers nether the influence.
The Fourth of July is simply a clip for celebration, but it tin besides beryllium 1 of the deadliest holidays connected the road.
In the latest information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, successful 2023, 38% of postulation deaths implicit the Fourth of July play progressive drunk drivers.
To combat drunk drivers, Mark Bradford said Clovis Police officers volition beryllium patrolling this vacation weekend.
"We instrumentality it seriously, and we'll beryllium retired determination looking for you if you determine to drive," Bradford said.
He said determination volition beryllium consequences.
"Ten, $15,000. You suffer your licence for a year. Depending connected if it's a felony, you could suffer your licence for 5 years. It's conscionable not worthy it. It's detrimental to your household and different families. So wherefore hazard it," Bradford said.
Jasmin Rivas with Mothers Against Drunk Driving said the biggest hazard of each is losing a loved one.
"Every 85 seconds, idiosyncratic is being killed oregon injured owed to impaired driving. And those numbers heighten during immoderate vacation time," Rivas said.
She recommended readying up for the Fourth of July celebrations.
"If you could marque that scheduled program connected your rideshare app beforehand, marque definite there's a clip wherever they're coming earlier the impairment begins," Rivas said.
If you deliberation idiosyncratic is driving nether the influence, Clovis Police said you tin bash your portion and telephone 911.
