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West
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2 Hale
Street - Suite 100
Charleston, WV 25301
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Phone:
(304) 558-6080
FAX: (304) 558-6083
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Office Hours: 9:00AM - 5:00PM |
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Joseph Cicchirillo
Commissioner
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Welcome
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Thank you for visiting our
website! On here you'll find
information about highway safety issues and upcoming events.
Meet our office staff and take a look at what we are doing to make
West Virginia's roads safer for travel. Look at what our Safe
Community Coordinators are doing in YOUR region.
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What is CIOT? Click It
or Ticket is a program that encourages law enforcement to make seat
belts a priority during routine traffic stops.
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Always buckle up! Seat
belts save lives.
Remember if
you don't "click it" you will get a ticket!
To request
more information or materials click
HERE
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Traffic Safety Deaths |
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2002 |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007
(As of 11/17/07) |
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439 |
394 |
404 |
374 |
410 |
375 |
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Highway
Safety Statistics |
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2003 |
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Checkpoint Strikeforce West Virginia
You Drink & Drive. You Lose.
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On
Thursday, September 2, 2004, Governor Bob Wise kicked off
the You Drink & Drive. You Lose.
campaign and Checkpoint
Strikeforce West Virginia during a press event at
the West Virginia State Police Headquarters. Governor Wise
expressed his support for reducing drunk driving in West
Virginia and commented on the successful lowering of the BAC
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The West
Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program facilitated the
inaugural meeting of law enforcement agencies and
stakeholders in highway safety in January 2004. The result
was the formation of the West Virginia DUI Taskforce. Over
the next two months a year round Sustained Impaired Driving
Enforcement Plan was developed, and it consists of a minimum
of: 1,526 High Visibility Enforcement Events, 780 Public
Education Events, 780 Media Events, 42 Training
Opportunities, and 30 Age Specific Activities. The GHSP,
Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention, West Virginia State
Police, WV Prosecutors Institute, Alcohol Beverage Control
Commission, and local law enforcement make up the DUI
Taskforce. This plan is still in effect and we are ahead of
our enforcement event goals.
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The GHSP
Law Enforcement Liaison Office is coordinating the efforts
of local law enforcement and the eight Regional Traffic
Safety Programs funded through GHSP. The Traffic Records
Section of the WVSP will serve as a point of contact for the
WVSP.
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In 2003 -
148 people were killed in alcohol related traffic crashes.
37% of all fatalities in West Virginia were alcohol related.
In 2004 -
136 people were killed in alcohol related traffic crashes.
33% of all fatalities in West Virginia were alcohol related.
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Checkpoint Strikeforce WV
goals and objectives:
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1) Reduce the Fatality Rate
per HMVMT from .77 to .53 by June 30, 2005
2004 –
Reduced to -.67
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2) Reduce the Percentage of
Alcohol Related Fatalities to less than 28% by June 30, 2005
2004 – Reduced from 37% to
33%
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3) To Increase the numbers of
persons arrested for DUI Offenses by 10% from 9,785 to
10,076 by June 30, 2005
2004 – DUI Arrest - 9,787 |
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4) To obtain $200,000 in
Earned Media during the course of the campaign
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5) To reduce the total number
of alcohol related crashes to less than 2,500 by June 30,
2005.
2003- 3,541
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6) To reduce the successful
Alcohol Buys by underage persons to below 20% by June 30,
2006
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