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For Immediate Release:  
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October 6, 2009  

Maureen Sczpanski
609-984-2529

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Highway Traffic Safety
- Pam Fischer, Director

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Collaborative Effort to Combat Drunk Driving Announced in Camden County
Five Towns Will Work Cooperatively During the Next Year to Combat Drunk Driving Along the White Horse Pike

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Stratford -- A cooperative law enforcement effort among five towns in Camden County designed to combat drunk driving will begin this month and continue through September 2010, Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS) Director Pam Fischer announced today.

Funded by a federal grant of $48,600 from DHTS, the effort allows five Camden County towns - Stratford, Somerdale, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs and Magnolia - to share law enforcement resources for drunk driving saturation patrols along the White Horse Pike. Under the initiative, officers from all five jurisdictions will have the ability to stop and arrest drunk drivers in any of the participating towns. The cooperative program will also enhance the efforts of the smaller towns to apprehend drunk drivers by increasing law enforcement visibility.

“By working together and pooling resources, law enforcement is sending a strong message that there’s zero tolerance for drunk driving,” Fischer said. “Motorists must take personal responsibility for their actions behind the wheel, and that includes not drinking and driving. The consequences of drunk driving are tragic and can have a lasting impact. This effort will greatly enhance law enforcement efforts to combat DWI, and ultimately, save lives.”

In 2008, 154 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related crashes on New Jersey’s highways, representing approximately 26 percent of the 591 traffic fatalities reported in the State. In Camden County, 13 of the 44 fatalities in 2008 involved alcohol.

A similar effort began in Northern Burlington County last year and has been successful in combating drunk driving. Under the initiative, which ran for the first time during the summer months in 2008, there was a 28 percent reduction in alcohol-related crashes in the five participating towns, compared to the same time period the previous year. In addition, 42 drunk driving arrests were made as a result of the program in the five Burlington County towns that participated in the initiative and share the Route 130 and 206 corridors. Arrest numbers in the participating towns were: Bordentown Twp., 18; Bordentown City, 8; Mansfield, 3; Chesterfield, 8; and North Hanover, 5. Of those individuals arrested for DWI, 38 had a Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of more than 0.15, nearly double the legal limit. The program was run this past summer, as well, concluding the end of September.

Additional information on drunk driving prevention efforts, as well as related traffic safety programs, is available on the Division’s web site at www.njsaferoads.com

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