{"id":43393,"date":"2017-12-11T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T18:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=43393"},"modified":"2017-12-11T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T18:56:18","slug":"psa-drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/psa-drive-sober-or-get-pulled-over\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OXFORD, MISS. (OPD) \u2013 The holiday season is known for being merry and bright, but it is also the deadliest season because of drunk driving. During the increase in drunk driving related fatalities around the holidays, <strong>Oxford Police Department<\/strong> reminds motorists to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a part of the national enforcement campaign December 13\u201331, 2017<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOur officers will be actively looking for and arresting drunk drivers,\u201d said <strong>Chief Joey East<\/strong>. \u201cDrunk driving is a serious choice you make. People get hurt and fatalities are caused when you make the choice to drive drunk. Catch a ride or hand your keys over to someone else who is sober if you know you will be drinking at a holiday party.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Oxford Police Department is increasing details to stop drinking and driving. If you\u2019re caught drinking and driving you could face jail time, fines, loss of driver\u2019s license, towing fees and other DUI expenses, totaling $10,000 on average. Taking your life or someone else\u2019s life is a much larger price to pay. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Oxford Police Department<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers safe tips and alternatives to drinking and driving:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">If you see an impaired driver on the road, contact the Oxford Police Department.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">If you will be drinking and driving, plan ahead. Designate a sober driver before the drinking begins. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">If you see someone is about to drive that has been drinking, take their keys away and make arrangements to get them home safely. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">If you have been drinking, do not drive. Call a taxi, Uber, phone a sober friend or family member or use public transportation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For more information on impaired driving, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov\">www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14544 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"The Local Voice Ligature\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, MISS. 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