Posted By Ron Kramer on October 30, 2009

According to the Salt Lake Tribune and Utah Highway Patrol, law enforcement will focus on making the streets safe for Halloween festivities. The UHP is planning a statewide drunken driving blitz for Saturday night. Last year, police did the same thing and were able to make 343 arrests.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a motor vehicle accident is considered alcohol-related when at least one driver involved in the crash has a blood alcohol concentration of .01 gram per deciliter or higher. On average, someone is killed by a drunk driver every 45 minutes. In 2007 there were 284 alcohol related deaths in Utah. That number is 22% of the total accident fatalities, the lowest percentage in the country.

It is a tremendous blessing to live in a state where drunken-driving fatalities are relatively low compared to other states in the country. But despite the low average, we should not stop until drunk-driving related fatalities are eliminated. Be safe this weekend and enjoy a Happy Halloween!

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