Riverside Police Cracking Down on Drunk Drivers

The sobering fact is that impaired driving contributes to 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities. In 2010, 234 people were killed and 957 were seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver. That is why the Riverside Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunk driving August 19- September 5, 2011.

Riverside Police Department will participate in statewide sobriety checkpoints and DWI saturation patrols enforcing Missouri’s DWI laws and keeping impaired drivers off the road.

Consequences of drunk driving include jail time, loss of their driver licenses, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks, and an increase in insurance rates. Other financial costs include attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work and the potential loss of job or job prospects. When family, friends and co-workers find out, violators can also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation.

“Driving drunk is simply not worth all the consequences”, stated Riverside Police Captain Gary McMullin. “Our message is simple and unwavering: You Drink and Drive. You Lose”