If you're driving through Pima County this summer, you might want to be play it safe and avoid driving after consuming alcohol or designate a sober driver. This is good logic to have everywhere you go, but it's likely that law enforcers in Pima County will especially be cracking down on drunk drivers during these summer months.
Associated Press reports that the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety recently awarded the Pima County Sheriff's Department two grants for enforcement of laws against drunken driving and underage drinking. The Sheriff's Department stated that they plan to use $35,000 for a public awareness campaign on drunk driving, which will provide enforcement throughout unincorporated areas of Pima County.
The department plans to enforce the laws of drunk driving through sobriety checkpoints and additional drunken driving patrols. In addition, Associated Press states that there will be educational information offered to the public at safety fairs, community events, enforcement activities and news conferences through the grant money.
With grant money dedicated toward drunk driving enforcement, there's a good chance people in Pima County will see an increased number of DUIs this summer. A person that has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence should contact an Arizona DUI attorney to make sure that his or her legal rights are being protected under the law. An Arizona DUI attorney can also provide representation in court for a DUI suspect and make sure that all the evidence in a particular case has been properly analyzed.
Related Resources:
- Field Sobriety Tests and Sobriety Checkpoints (FindLaw)
- Contact an Arizona DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
- Mixed Messages About Highway Safety in Arizona (FindLaw)
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