{"id":32922,"date":"2016-04-07T17:37:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T22:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=32922"},"modified":"2016-04-07T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T22:38:29","slug":"oxford-police-department-to-participate-in-distracted-driving-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-police-department-to-participate-in-distracted-driving-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Police Department to Participate in Distracted Driving Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Oxford, Miss.\u00a0(OPD) \u2013 Throughout the month of April, law enforcement personnel will be cracking down on motorists who are distracted with mobile phones while driving. The objectives of the national high-visibility enforcement <em>U Drive. U Text. U Pay.<\/em> campaign are to: conduct intense enforcement of anti-texting laws, and couple the efforts with advertising, media, and social media outreach to let drivers know about the enforcement and convince them to obey the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cDriving and texting is not only irresponsible\u2014it\u2019s illegal,\u201d said Chief <strong>Joey East<\/strong>. \u201cWe focus on educating people about the dangers of driving under the influence, but distracted driving is just as dangerous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Distracted driving statistics portray a grim picture: In 2014, an estimated 3,179 people were killed (10% of all crash fatalities) and an additional 431,000 were injured (18% of all crash injuries) in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not that complicated: If you text and drive, and we will see you, we will pull you over. We\u2019re serious about enforcing distracted driving laws,\u201d said East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As in the past couple of years, OPD will be conducting their &#8220;April Awareness&#8221; traffic safety blitz. The officers will be checking for seat belts, proof of insurance, valid driver\u2019s licenses, and compliance of distracted driving laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For more information on the <em>U Drive. U Text. 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