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A. Proclamation - Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE NDNTH OF DECEMBER, 1994 <br />AS DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION <br />MONTH IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />WHEREAS, Florida recorded 944 alcohol-related traffic <br />fatalities and 22 alcohol-related boating fatalities, and 23,540 <br />alcohol-related traffic injuries in 1993; and <br />WHEREAS, law enforcement officers from the Indian River <br />County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Marine <br />Patrol, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Florida <br />Office of Motor Carrier Compliance, and local police departments <br />throughout the county have exhibited leadership in protecting the <br />public from the DUI problem; and <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation, State <br />Safety Office, and the Florida Department of Health and <br />Rehabilitative Services, Injury Control Program, are providing <br />assistance is the development of community-based traffic safety <br />programs with DUI emphasis; and <br />WHEREAS, citizen advocacy groups are continuing their <br />efforts to =educe the incidence of driving under the influence in <br />Florida; and <br />WHEREAS, the use of alcohol and drugs while operating motor <br />vehicles and boats can best be combatted by local communities and <br />an informed citizenry that understands the perils of operating <br />motor vehicles and boats while impaired and the penalties that <br />are imposed by Florida's DUI Statutes: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS - OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the month of <br />December, 1994 be designated as <br />DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH <br />in Indian River County, and the Board urges all citizens of this <br />county to become more cognizant of the dangers associated with <br />intoxicated drivers and to support the fight against driving <br />while under the influence of alcohol and other drugs on Florida's <br />highways and waterways. <br />NOVEMBER 22, 1994 <br />y of November, 1994. <br />4 <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />CJohz1 W. Tippin,' airman <br />� _ r <br />