Great Resource: Designated Drivers Association

One resource for drunk driving that I found out about is the Designated Drivers Association of San Diego.  Recently I browsed the website and came across some of these statistics from the website:

“Drunk driving is the number one committed violent crime in American today. Drunk drivers have killed more Americans than all American wars combined. More importantly, it is not a victimless crime. Nearly 17,000 Americans are killed and more than 700,000 are injured each year in alcohol-related traffic crashes. Additionally, drunk driving costs Americans more than $50 billion each year in economic losses. Each year, police arrest over 1.5 million drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol and on an average day, 46 people die in alcohol-related traffic crashes, accounting for nearly 40% of traffic deaths. Since 1999 America has experienced a 5% increase in alcohol related vehicular fatalities.”

I think it’s very interesting that drunk driving is the #1 violent crime.  If this is the case, then the government needs to do more to help this problem that has plagued our society!  Drunk driving is a very serious issue and needs more attention.

If you’ve been caught in the unfortunate circumstance of being charged with a DUI in San Diego, contact a professional San Diego DUI lawyer to help you with your case as soon as you can!