LABORDAY DUI-BUI KICK-OFF AT LAKEALLATOONA!
WHAT:JOINT GOHS-DNR NEWS CONFERENCE to kick-off Labor DayImpaired Driving/BoatingCrackdownduring the Holiday Travel Period
WHEN:FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2007,OZTNEWS CONFERENCE at10:00AM
WHERE:BethanyBridge Boat Ramp, RedTopMountainState Park
WHO:Officers from theMATEN, NETEN, MATEN II, and ATTEN GOHS Traffic Enforcement Networks join DNR-WRD Rangers, Georgia State Patrol, TEAM Georgia and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE: OVER THE LIMIT. UNDER ARREST
OPERATION ZERO TOLERANCE (OZT) is astatewide enforcement initiative to raise driver awareness to the deadly consequences of drunk driving. Impaired drivers cause one-out-of-five fatality crashes on Georgiahighways each year.Drivers who violate Georgia’s DUI laws will go to jail!If you’reOver The Limit–you’re Under Arrest.
DRIVE SAFE. BOAT SAFE. BE SAFE THIS LABOR DAY
Responsible driving and boating should be as much a holiday tradition as a family trip to the lake.. And just as safe! The heavily-traveled Labor Day holiday can be a dangerous time on our highways and waterways. So Drive Soberand Buckle-Up! Safety belts are still your best protection against an encounter with a drunk driver on the road, just as life jackets are your best protection while boating. Law enforcement agencies encourage Georgians who plan to party, to plan FIRST for a designated boater or designated driver.
OZT NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
Join law enforcement agencies from across Metro Atlanta and North Georgia at the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp at RedTopMountainState Park for the Operation Zero Tolerance Labor Day News Conference Friday, August 17, 2007at 10:00AM.
DIRECTIONS
From Atlanta, take I-75 North, go 35 miles to Red Top Mtn Rd., Exit 285.
Turn (Right) at the exit onto Red Top Mtn Rd toward RedTopMtnState Park.
Go 1.2 miles and cross the BethanyBridge over LakeAllatoona.
After crossing the bridge, take an immediate (Left) to the Bethany Bridge Boat Ramp.
NEWS MEDIA INVITED
Photo-ops: Reporters & photographers can ride-along on LakeAllatoona withenforcement officers from the Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife ResourcesDivision.. Interview aspeaker from MADD-Georgia whose life was changed forever by a drunk driver.. OR, ride-alongin a patrolcar after the news conference.
OZT ENFORCEMENT WAVE FOLLOWS
During “OZT”Georgia law enforcement agencies will conduct a wave of joint high-visibility sobriety checkpoints throughout the state from Friday, August 17, throughMonday, September 3, 2007to catch DUI-drivers and boaters to protect the public on our highways and waterways during the last holiday of the summer.
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
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Sonny Perdue, Governor Robert F. Dallas, Director