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2011-03-01 |
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Seatbelt and sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Thursday night in Calcasieu Parish |
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE
Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent
NEWS RELEASE – TROOP D
March 1, 2011
Seatbelt and Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled For Thursday Night
In an effort to promote seatbelt use and combat impaired driving in our area, Louisiana State Police Troop D and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office plan to conduct a seatbelt and sobriety checkpoint this Thursday, March 3, 2011, from approximately 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location in Calcasieu Parish. The mission will be to enforce seatbelt and child restraint laws as well as to find and remove impaired drivers from the road before they can cause injury or death to themselves or others. Approximately 65 percent of vehicle occupants who lose their life in a crash in Louisiana are not properly restrained. About 49 percent of fatal crashes in our state involve an impaired driver. Louisiana law requires all vehicle occupants, regardless of seating position, to be properly restrained. We are asking the public to make the mature decision and wear their seatbelt, properly restrain children, and to designate a sober driver.
To report impaired driving, you may call *LSP (*577) from your cellular phone or contact your local law enforcement agency.
Contact Information:
Sgt. James Anderson
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Unit
Office: (337) 491-2932
james.anderson@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org
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