RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Pre-Holiday Season Driving Under the Influence Enforcement
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| Station Area: | Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage |
| Written Date: | November 23, 2021 | Time: | 2:30 PM |
| Incident Date: | N/A | Time: | N/A |
| Incident Location: | Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage
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| Reporting Officer: | Deputy Varon Potter |
| File Number(s): | N/A |
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Be Safe and Drive Sober This Holiday Season
Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage, Calif. – Millions of us will be traveling to visit friends and family over the holidays. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department encourages everyone to have a holiday game plan that includes a designated sober driver.
During the pre-Christmas and New Year’s holiday season Nov. 30-Dec. 14, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will have additional officers on patrol looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
Tragically, there is an uptick in impaired drivers during the holidays. During the 2019 Christmas (Dec. 24-Dec. 26) and New Year’s Day (Dec. 28, 2018-Jan. 2, 2019) holiday periods, there were more drunk-driving related deaths (210) throughout the country than during any other holiday period in 2019.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reminds drivers that a “DUI Doesn’t Just Mean Booze.” Prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs and marijuana can also impair, especially in combination with alcohol and other drugs.
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