01/31/2019 - HVE Pre-Super Bowl Tigard Police Department
Media Release
• ' 13125 SW Hall Boulevard I Tigard, Oregon 97223 www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I January 31,2019
Contact:
Jim Wolf,Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 503-718-2561
Pager: 503-795-2391
Email: jim@tigard-or.gov
Tigard Police Plan Extra DLIII Enforcement
This weekend, coinciding with Super Bowl Sunday, Tigard Police will have additional officers on the
roadways to help ensure everyone's safety. In cooperation with the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), Tigard Police will be participating in a grant-funded program to promote high
visibility enforcement (HVE). According to NHTSA: "High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) is a universal
traffic safety approach designed to create deterrence and change unlawful traffic behaviors. HVE combines
highly visible and proactive law enforcement targeting a specific traffic safety issue." Tigard officers will be
patrolling throughout the community with the primary focus on arresting impaired drivers.
Drive sober or get pulled over. If the statistics surrounding impaired drivers isn't enough to give pause, the
related penalties if caught will certainly be. The national average cost for a DUII incident is $10,000 and the
effects can last a lifetime.
• Drunk driving is often a symptom of a larger problem: alcohol misuse and abuse
• Alcohol-impaired motor vehicle crashes cost more than an estimated$37 billion
annually
• Last year,more than 10,000 people died in alcohol-impaired crashes - one every
51 minutes
Please plan ahead if you are driving and consuming alcohol or other intoxicants. If you become impaired-
don't drive but rather call for a sober driver, a ride-share, a taxi or use public transportation to get home
safely. Getting behind the wheel is never an option if you've been drinking.
If you spot a suspected drunk driver —call 9-1-1 immediately to report it. Together we can make our roads
safer.You can learn more about High Visibility Enforcement Campaigns at: www.nhtsa.gov/drivesober
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