Proc. 004-00
CITY OF WINCHESTER
COUNTY of FREDERLCK
PROCLAMATl ON
WHEREAS. Each year impaired driving leads to one death every 33 minutes
and one injury every 2 minutes; and whereas 1.5 persons are arrested
each year for impaired driving; and
WHEREAS. The You Drink & Drive. You Lose Campaign was created to
address this public health and traffic safety problem; and
WHEREAS. Together, You Drink & Drive. You Lose partners nationwide are
working toward a goal of reducing impaired driving fatalities to a
level of 11,000 by the year 2005; and
WHEREAS. Designating a sober driver or finding a safe ride home by a
taxicab or other means reduces impaired driving crashes both by
removing impaired drivers from the road as well as deterring others
from attempting to drive, and thereby lessen the hazards to innocent
people; and
WHEREAS. The County of Frederick and the City of Winchester considers
its duty to protect our citizens from hazards such as impaired drivers
of the highest priority;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE. RICHARD SHICKLE AND LARRY OMPS. here-
by foin the You Drink & Drive. You Lose campaign in proclaiming
December 2000, as National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month
in Winchester and Frederick County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Mayor, City of Winchester
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Chairman, Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
BOS Proclamation No.: 004-00