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The City of Florissant received a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Division for participation in the “You Drink & Drive. You Lose.” Campaign to stop people from driving impaired this Holiday season.  Enforcements efforts will be increased December 7-13 and will focus on reducing deaths and serious injuries caused by impaired drivers.

“Taking someone’s life due to making a poor decision during the Holiday season to drive while impaired is senseless and preventable.” stated Florissant Chief, William Karabas.  “Our officer’s will be cracking down on those impaired drivers in an effort to make our highways safer this Holiday season.”

Consider some of the consequences if you are caught driving while intoxicated:

• For the 1^st conviction (or 1^st conviction in over five years), your license will be suspended for 30 days followed by a 60-day suspension if a hardship license is not obtained.
• A 2^nd conviction results in a $1,000 fine, a yearlong revocation of your license and up to a year in jail.  You will also be required to install an ignition interlock system on your vehicle, preventing your car from starting when you have alcohol on your breath.
• Third and subsequent convictions can be penalized with up to a $5,000 fine, a 10-year license denial, and/or up to seven years in jail.
• If you cause a fatal crash while intoxicated you could be charged with Involuntary Manslaughter, a felony resulting in up to seven years of jail time, a $5,000 fine or both.
• Insurance coverage will be difficult to find and if you do the rates will be significantly higher.

For information on Missouri seatbelt usage, visit www.saveMOlives.com

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