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Halloween Press Release
Today is Halloween. The scariest part of Halloween isn’t the spooky costumes and scary pranks; it’s alcohol-impaired drivers. If you think about driving drunk this Halloween, The Green Bay Police Department has a message for you: keep the party off the road.
• Nationwide, Halloween is a particularly deadly night due to the high number of drunk drivers on the roads.
o According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2011, when Halloween fell on a Monday, 44 percent of the nation’s fatalities during the Halloween weekend occurred in a crash involving a driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. Thirty-eight percent of fatalities on Halloween night occurred in a crash involving a driver or a motorcycle operator with a BAC of .08 or higher.
• From 2007-2011, 172 people, or 52% of all national fatalities occurring on Halloween night lost their lives in a drunk driving-related crash.
• Young men are particularly at risk of being involved in a traffic crash as a result of "buzzed" or drunk driving. Males ages 21-34 comprised almost half of all drunk drivers who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes nationwide during the 2011 Halloween period.
• That’s why this Halloween state and local law enforcement will be out in full force cracking down on drunk drivers that haven’t gotten the message to, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
In an effort to try to prevent individuals from drinking and driving this Halloween, the Green Bay Police Department will be adding additional officers for the specific purpose of OWI detection and apprehension. To keep yourself and your community safe, try these simple tips;
• Plan a safe way home before the festivities begin.
• Before drinking, designate a sober driver, and leave your car & keys at home.
• If you’re impaired, take a taxi, call a sober friend or family member, or use public transportation so you are sure to get home safely.
• If you see a drunk driver on the road, contact your local law enforcement.

Whether you've had one too many or way too many, it is just not worth the risk. Drunk drivers face jail time, the loss of their driver’s licenses, higher insurance rates, and dozens of other unanticipated expenses ranging from attorney fees, court costs, car towing and repairs, and lost wages due to time off from work.

Impaired drivers, who fail to plan, plan to fail!


Lt. Karl D. Ackermann
Police Operations
Green Bay Police Dept