Call to Action News Conference will take place at 6:30 p.m.
in front of Saddle Ranch Chop House on Sunset Strip
WHAT: To increase public awareness about the dangers of drinking and
driving and help reduce the number of drunk driving-related
fatalities and injuries,
the City of West Hollywood will hold
a "Don't Drink and Drive" call to action news conference at
6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2005 in front of Saddle
Ranch Chop House at 8371 W. Sunset Boulevard. Immediately
following the news conference, West Hollywood Councilmember
Sal Guarriello, along with Sheriff's deputies and volunteers,
will distribute "Don't Drink and Drive" cocktail napkins to
bars, clubs and restaurants along Sunset and Santa Monica
Boulevards, urging patrons to take a taxi or use a designated
driver when out drinking. Additionally, West Hollywood
Sheriff's Deputies and the Sunset Strip Business Association
Security Ambassadors will distribute "Pledge Cards" to
party-goers that same night and throughout the season. The
small pledge card will easily fit into a wallet and point out
the financial penalties and incarceration associated with
drunk driving.
WHO: West Hollywood Councilmember Sal Guarriello, West Hollywood
Sheriff's Station Captain David Long and Sheriff's deputies,
Public Safety staff, Sunset Strip Business Association
Security Ambassadors, revelers at bars and clubs.
WHEN: Thursday, December 15, 2005
6:30 p.m. (News Conference)
Immediately following: Napkin and Pledge Card distribution
WHERE: Saddle Ranch Chop House
8371 W. Sunset Boulevard. (News Conference)
CONTACT:
Donna Saur: 323-848-6460
or
Imee Gacad Perius: 323-848-6431.
Drunk Driving Statistics:
Last year, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol-related
crashes in the United States -- an average of one death almost
every half-hour. These deaths constituted approximately 39
percent of the 42,636 total traffic fatalities.