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INJURY PREVENTION INSTITUTE

NHTSA�S Drunk Driving�Over the Limit. Under Arrest Campaign
2008 Impaired Driving National Enforcement Crackdown August 15 to September 1, 2008

Drunk Driving�Over the Limit. Under Arrest is a highly visible nationwide campaign aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers and getting them off our nation�s highways. The crackdown is conducted annually by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in conjunction with its partners including: Governors� Highway Safety Association (GHSA), Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort), International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Sheriffs� Association (NSA) and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). This campaign has grown tremendously, helping to save thousands of lives.

The ENA Injury Prevention Institute/ EN Care encourages you to team up with your local communities, ENA state councils and ENA Injury Prevention chairpersons and network with your local law enforcement agencies for this campaign.

What You Should Do

Send a news release to local media. A sample press release can be found at http://www.stopimpaireddriving.org/index.htm. Click on Earned Media Materials and then click on News Release.

Work with Law Enforcement Liaisons (LEL). Click on the following link to view a list of state highway safety offices http://www.statehighwaysafety.org/html/links/shsos.html.

Download a toolkit. Resources and toolkits are available to help you plan and implement comprehensive programs to make your community a safer and healthier place. Eleven different toolkits are available at http://www.stopimpaireddriving.org/toolkits.html.

For more information about the Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest campaign, visit http://www.stopimpaireddriving.org/index.htm