The Wood County Sheriff’s Office will host a "Don’t Drink and Drive" event on the campus of
Bowling Green State University on Saturday from 9 p.m. to midnight.
The program is part of the National Alcohol Mobilization awareness program running Friday through Sept.
7. The event is designed to raise awareness about the crime of drunk driving.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, "Impaired driving is a crime and will not be
tolerated. Alcohol impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes.
Overall in 2007, nearly 13,000 people were killed in highway crashes involving a driver or motorcycle
operator with an illegal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or higher. In 2007, of the 6,159
passenger vehicle drivers in the age group of 21 to 34 killed in crashes, 51 percent had a BAC of 0.08
or higher.
In conjunction with other local law enforcement agencies in Wood County, Dep. Sandy Wiechman of the
sheriff’s office will be presenting drunk-driving facts to the incoming students at BGSU during
orientation at move-in weekend.
"We will be presenting information, having demonstrations, and games to raise awareness of this
deadly crime. We also will be increasing our patrol efforts during this time as a deterrent to prevent
alcohol related crashes," Wiechman stated.
She also noted how this will be a very busy weekend of traffic in the Bowling Green area, with the
National Tractor Pull, college students returning to BGSU, and local school districts starting their
school year during this time.
While the program is targeted at the incoming freshmen at the university, Weichman indicated if an area
parent is interested in bringing their teen to the program, they can contact her at the sheriff’s office
or by e-mail to [email protected].
