The Aurora Police Department received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division for participation in the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. Campaign to stop people from driving impaired over the Fourth of July weekend. Enforcement efforts will increase July 2-5 and focus on reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers.
“Don’t risk it – if you plan to drink, don’t drive,” said Officer Tabatha Wells. “Whether it is your license, your money or your life -- You Drink and Drive. You Lose.”
Consider some of the consequences of being caught driving while intoxicated:
• For the first conviction ( or first conviction in over five years), a license will be suspended for 30 days followed by a 60-day suspension if a hardship license is not obtained.
• A second conviction results in a $1,000 fine, a year-long revocation of a license and up to a year in jail. Drivers will be required to install an ignition interlock system on a vehicle, preventing the car from starting if alcohol is detected.
• Third and subsequent convictions can be penalized with up to a $5,000 fine, a 10-year license denial, and/or up to seven years in jail.
• If a driver causes a fatal crash while intoxicated, he/she could be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony resulting in up to seven years of jail time, a $5,000 fine or both.
• Insurance coverage will be difficult to find and will be significantly higher.
For more information, visit www.saveMOlives.com
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The Aurora Police Department received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division for participation in the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. Campaign to stop people from driving impaired over the Fourth of July weekend. Enforcement efforts will increase July 2-5 and focus on reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers.
“Don’t risk it – if you plan to drink, don’t drive,” said Officer Tabatha Wells. “Whether it is your license, your money or your life -- You Drink and Drive. You Lose.”
Consider some of the consequences of being caught driving while intoxicated:
• For the first conviction ( or first conviction in over five years), a license will be suspended for 30 days followed by a 60-day suspension if a hardship license is not obtained.
• A second conviction results in a $1,000 fine, a year-long revocation of a license and up to a year in jail. Drivers will be required to install an ignition interlock system on a vehicle, preventing the car from starting if alcohol is detected.
• Third and subsequent convictions can be penalized with up to a $5,000 fine, a 10-year license denial, and/or up to seven years in jail.
• If a driver causes a fatal crash while intoxicated, he/she could be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony resulting in up to seven years of jail time, a $5,000 fine or both.
• Insurance coverage will be difficult to find and will be significantly higher.
For more information, visit www.saveMOlives.com
