Proc. 002-97
CITY OF WINCHESTER
COUNTY of FREDERLCK
PROCLAr1ATION
WHEREAS, drivers and pedestrians impaired by alcohol and other
drugs account for nearly 17,200 U.S. highway deaths annually;
WHEREAS, there were 6 alcohol-related fatalities and 66 alcohol-
related injuries in 1996 in Frederick County; and there were
346 alcohol-related fatalities and 9,083 alcohol-related
injuries in 1996 in the State of Virginia.
WHEREAS, nationwide, alcohol is involved in nearly half of all
traffic fatalities; and
WHEREAS, injury and property damage resulting from impaired
driving cause physical, emotional, and economic hardship for
hundreds of thousands of adults and young people; and
WHEREAS, intense public education and comprehensive community-
based strategies can further reduce alcohol and drug related
highway crashes;
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, JAMES LONGERBEAM and LARRY OMPS, do hereby
proclaim December, 1997, as National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention Month in WINCHESTER and FREDERICK COUNTY, in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. As the Chairman of the Board and
Mayor, we also call upon all citizens, government agencies,
public and private institutions, businesses, hospitals, and
schools' in the WINCHESTER-FREDERICK COUNTY community, in the
Commonwealth of Virginia, to promote awareness of causes of
driver impairment, existing and proposed laws intended to
further reduce and prevent impaired driving, and opportunities
to establish safer and healthier normsre~a ding the use of
alcohol and other drugs for all citizens.
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PROCLAMATION NO.: 002-97