4TH OF JULY / DWI WAVE ENFORCEMENT RESULTS
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Angelica Becerra / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5237)
Release Date / Time: Friday, JULY 8, 2011 3:10 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office – TRAFFIC (STI) DIVISION
EVENT: INDEPENDENCE DAY DWI WAVE –POST-MEDIA CAMPAIGN
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: June 27-29 AND July 1-6, 2011
DWI ENFORCEMENT
EL PASO, TX- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Section in coordination with Patrol Deputies conducted a DWI Enforcement Wave throughout El Paso County, TX during the period of June 27-29, 2011 and July 1-6, 2011. During that time period, extra officers were utilized to focus on DWI patrols within high risk locations during times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent. Our goal is to reduce the number of fatal or serious injury collisions. Working during hours determined to be peak impaired driving hours, Deputies worked a total of 149 hours during the 4th of July and responded to 82 calls for service in various locations within El Paso County, TX. No major traffic accidents were reported during this time in the unincorporated areas of the county.
RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.