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In
order to bring West Virginia’s Alcohol Related Death Rate down to
the National Average Alcohol Related Death Rate of .53 deaths per
100 million miles traveled. The WV Governor’s Highway Safety
Program has developed a statewide plan to reduce DUI related
crashes, injuries, and deaths by using a sustained enforcement
effort. This plan takes a comprehensive approach using city, county
and state law enforcement, Safe Community coordinators, Alcohol
Beverage Control Commission (ABCC), community agencies, schools,
retail and wholesale alcohol agents. These efforts will be
coordinated through eight Safe Community coordinators, and the seven
WV State Police coordinators. A written survey designed to obtain
data concerning attitudes of law enforcement officers toward DUI
issues will be given to 3000 law enforcement officers during
training for the new breath testing equipment. The PIRE Co. will
compile the results. The results will help direct the high
visibility activities, training, and equipment purchases. The plan
will cover the entire state in a consistent and sustained manner
using the following categories: |
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High Visibility Enforcement Activities
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Public Education and Information Activities
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Media Activities
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Training Activities
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Age Group Activities
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Underage Enforcement Activities
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Each of
the eight Safe Community coordinators will be required to arrange two DUI
enforcement activities in each of their areas each week. The seven WV State
Police coordinators will arrange two DUI enforcement activities within each
of their troop areas each week. In coordinating the efforts of the Safe
Community coordinators and WV State Police coordinators, 1,560 DUI
enforcement events will occur throughout the state during a one-year
period. Approved examples of “High Visibility Enforcement Activities” are
as follows:
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Saturation Patrols – Officers will patrol areas identified as high DUI area
in groups of at least three patrols. Officers will stage in the
enforcement area to alert motorist to the high visibility saturated patrol.
Ø Sobriety
Checkpoints – Officers will conduct checkpoints according to local
department regulations requiring a large number of officers.
Ø Low Manpower Sobriety Checkpoints – Officers
will conduct checkpoints according to local department regulations requiring
six or fewer officers.
Ø Underage Alcohol Sales Stings – Officers will
work with ABCC investigators or within department regulations in an effort
to monitor the sale of alcohol to underage purchasers and make arrests of
violations
Ø Participate in the National Mobilizations.
Ø Conduct enforcement activities during peak
alcohol related crash times (holidays, special events)
Population & Area
| Area |
Sub-Grantee |
Population |
Area (Sq Miles) |
% of State |
| 1 |
Charleston |
273,648 |
2,221.8 |
9.1% |
| 2 |
Huntington |
267,594 |
2,460.7 |
10.1% |
| 3 |
Wood County |
177,307 |
3,104.5 |
12.8% |
| 4 |
Wheeling |
168,345 |
1,225.9 |
5.0% |
| 5 |
Clarksburg |
308,419 |
3,022.9 |
12.4% |
| 6 |
Martinsburg |
248,066 |
4,958.3 |
20.4% |
| 7 |
Beckley |
231,922 |
4,977.2 |
20.5% |
| 8 |
Bluefield |
141,599 |
2,311.2 |
9.7% |
Fatalities
| Area |
1994 |
1996 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Average |
% of Total |
| 1 |
66 |
47 |
60 |
74 |
59 |
66 |
57 |
61.29 |
15.72% |
| 2 |
49 |
57 |
77 |
56 |
65 |
64 |
58 |
60.386 |
15.61% |
| 3 |
50 |
45 |
40 |
43 |
32 |
46 |
40 |
42.29 |
10.84% |
| 4 |
14 |
15 |
21 |
16 |
19 |
12 |
21 |
16.86 |
4.32% |
| 5 |
41 |
39 |
53 |
58 |
49 |
62 |
57 |
51.29 |
13.15% |
| 6 |
54 |
44 |
63 |
62 |
80 |
86 |
72 |
65.86 |
16.89% |
| 7 |
56 |
75 |
56 |
75 |
51 |
69 |
50 |
61.71 |
18.82% |
| 8 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
29 |
42 |
32 |
29.57 |
7.65% |
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