Thursday, December 27, 2007
Coachella Valley Taxi Owners Association to help stop DUI problems
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It is the holiday season, which means it's time to celebrate, but authorities warn that having a cocktail and getting behind the wheel is no way to ring in the new year.
Federal traffic safety data shows that the daily death toll from drunk driving crashes during Christmas and New Year's is significantly higher than during the rest of the year, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.
"Arrests have been numerous already this weekend," said Robert McLoud, a spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Earlier this week, the Desert Sun reported that Cathedral City ranks second among California cities its size with the worst rates of alcohol-involved traffic fatalities and injuries.
Fifty-seven people were injured and two were killed in 2006, a California Highway Patrol report shows.
Fines and punishments for those caught driving under the influence this holiday season are high, however the data from local DUI checkpoints will not be released until after the holidays, according to McLoud.
Initially a DUI arrest, without causing injury, results in a misdemeanor, according to police.
Drivers charged with the DUI are transported to jail, where they stay for four to five hours, and then are released on their own recognizance, according to McLoud.
The court fines for this type of crime often exceed nearly $2,000, which does not take into account the increase in car insurance, police said.
Traffic collisions while under the influence that cause injury result in a more severe punishment.
The driver is charged with a felony, and remains in jail until he or she can post bail or is arraigned, according to police.
"A felony will affect you throughout your life, and if you take someone's life while under the influence you could be charged with murder. It's a lot safer to get a ride or a taxi that chance it if you have been drinking at all," McLoud said.
Make it home safe this holiday season.
Beginning today, The Coachella Valley Taxi Owners Association will once again implement the "Safe Ride Home" program.
In the past two years the program has provided nearly 700 taxi rides to individuals who thought it was safer to take a taxi than drive drive home, officials said.
The program begins at noon today and runs through 2 a.m. Wednesday and will start up again at noon on Dec. 31 and run up until 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Day.
Taxi companies participating include:
A Valley Cabousine: 340-5845.
Airport Taxi: 862-9000.
American Cab: 416-7447.
Big Horn Taxi: 321-4599.
Classic Cab: 322-3111.
Mirage Taxi: 322-2008.
United Taxi: 327-4222.
USA Taxi: 416-1200.
VIP Taxi Express: 322-2264.
It is the holiday season, which means it's time to celebrate, but authorities warn that having a cocktail and getting behind the wheel is no way to ring in the new year.
Federal traffic safety data shows that the daily death toll from drunk driving crashes during Christmas and New Year's is significantly higher than during the rest of the year, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.
"Arrests have been numerous already this weekend," said Robert McLoud, a spokesman for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Earlier this week, the Desert Sun reported that Cathedral City ranks second among California cities its size with the worst rates of alcohol-involved traffic fatalities and injuries.
Fifty-seven people were injured and two were killed in 2006, a California Highway Patrol report shows.
Fines and punishments for those caught driving under the influence this holiday season are high, however the data from local DUI checkpoints will not be released until after the holidays, according to McLoud.
Initially a DUI arrest, without causing injury, results in a misdemeanor, according to police.
Drivers charged with the DUI are transported to jail, where they stay for four to five hours, and then are released on their own recognizance, according to McLoud.
The court fines for this type of crime often exceed nearly $2,000, which does not take into account the increase in car insurance, police said.
Traffic collisions while under the influence that cause injury result in a more severe punishment.
The driver is charged with a felony, and remains in jail until he or she can post bail or is arraigned, according to police.
"A felony will affect you throughout your life, and if you take someone's life while under the influence you could be charged with murder. It's a lot safer to get a ride or a taxi that chance it if you have been drinking at all," McLoud said.
Make it home safe this holiday season.
Beginning today, The Coachella Valley Taxi Owners Association will once again implement the "Safe Ride Home" program.
In the past two years the program has provided nearly 700 taxi rides to individuals who thought it was safer to take a taxi than drive drive home, officials said.
The program begins at noon today and runs through 2 a.m. Wednesday and will start up again at noon on Dec. 31 and run up until 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Day.
Taxi companies participating include:
A Valley Cabousine: 340-5845.
Airport Taxi: 862-9000.
American Cab: 416-7447.
Big Horn Taxi: 321-4599.
Classic Cab: 322-3111.
Mirage Taxi: 322-2008.
United Taxi: 327-4222.
USA Taxi: 416-1200.
VIP Taxi Express: 322-2264.
# posted by SanDiegoDUI @ 9:18 AM 
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