The Big Day is almost here: Super Bowl Sunday. While football fans will enjoy the game, some will break the rules by drinking and driving. The consequences and penalties for impaired driving are more costly than a personal foul.
Watch this video from CBS News 8 to learn what the Sheriff’s Department will be doing to keep you safe from drunk drivers this Super Bowl weekend.
The Sheriff’s Department is teaming up with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to keep impaired drivers off San Diego’s roadways on Super Bowl Sunday.
Watch for increased DUI patrols by Sheriff’s Deputies across the county beginning on Sunday, February 7 at 3:00 p.m. and lasting through 5:00 a.m. the following day.
Deputies will also conduct a DUI checkpoint in the City of Poway on Friday, February 5 between 8:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.
The Sheriff’s Department’s goal is simple: to remove impaired drivers from roadways and prevent crashes that can cause serious injury or death.
In 2015, the Sheriff’s Department arrested 1,516 people for DUI. In 2014, deputies arrested 1,610 people for impaired driving. In 2013, 1,888 people were arrested for impaired driving.
“Super Bowl Sunday should be a fun and safe time, on and off the gridiron,” said Sheriff Bill Gore. “Do the responsible thing: don’t drink and drive. Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.”
The Sheriff’s Department has these tips for a safe Super Bowl Sunday:
• Plan a safe way home before the game begins
• Before drinking, designate a sober driver and leave your car keys at
home
• If you’re impaired, use a taxi, ride sharing service, call a sober friend or family member or use public transportation
• If you see an impaired driver on the road, call 9-1-1 immediately
Here are some sober rider options for Super Bowl Sunday:
• Be My Designated Driver: http://www.bemydd.com/
• Metropolitan Transit System (MTS): http://www.sdmts.com/
• North County Transit District (NCTD): http://www.gonctd.com/
Watch our public safety video on the dangers and high price of drinking and driving by following the Sheriff’s Department on VIMEO: https://goo.gl/5vK8Z9.
Funding for the Super Bowl DUI enforcement program is from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
