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St. Helens Police Participate in Additional Safety Belt and DUII Enforcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2018
St. Helens, Ore. –The St. Helens Police Department will participate in additional safety belt and DUII enforcement during August thanks to funding from the Oregon Department of Transportation Safety Division and Oregon Impact.
Prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and both legal and illegal drugs may cause impairment on their own, in combination with each other, or in combination with alcohol. Impaired driving is illegal in every state and the District of Columbia. Whether by drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both drugs and alcohol, impaired driving puts the driver, their passengers, and other road users at risk.
In the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey conducted in 2013-2014, 20 percent of drivers that were surveyed tested positive for potentially impairing drugs. Let’s work together to share this life-saving message: impaired driving is illegal and deadly.
The St. Helens Police Department has a specially trained officer who will be on the lookout for drug and alcohol impaired drivers, in addition to normal patrols throughout the month.
St. Helens officers will also conduct safety belt enforcement in August. In Oregon, children must use a child safety seat until they weigh forty pounds or reach the upper weight limit for the car seat in use. Children over forty pounds or who have reached the upper weight limit for their forward-facing car seat must use a child seat with a harness or a booster seat up to 4’9” tall or age eight and the adult belt fits correctly.
Research has shown that two-year-old children are five times less likely to die or be seriously injured in a crash if they ride rear-facing. It is very important to secure your children correctly. The public is encouraged to have their child’s car seat checked for proper installation at the St. Helens Police Department.
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