奥斯汀万圣节周末预计涌入10万人：第六街今晚4时起封街，警方加强酒驾执法
奥斯汀——奥斯汀警察局（APD）预计万圣节周末市中心将涌入8万至10万人。警方在10月29日的记者会上宣布，10月31日（周六）下午4时起，东、西第六街布拉索斯街（Brazos Street）至红河街（Red River Street）一段封闭车辆通行，并增派警力，与急救和消防部门共同监控人流。
今年万圣节恰逢周六，是六年来首次，同时与得克萨斯大学橄榄球比赛撞期，且当晚进入冬令时调整（11月1日凌晨2时拨回一小时），警方表示已把这些因素一并纳入部署。市中心区指挥官克里斯托弗·尤索拉（Christopher Juusola）表示，封路与增援是为了让驾驶人与行人各行其道。
执法方面，万圣节周末适用奥斯汀全年实施的「不拒绝」（No Refusal）酒驾执法：晚9时至次日凌晨5时，涉嫌酒驾而拒绝呼气或血液检测的驾驶人，警方可加快申请血液搜查令。警官何塞·门德斯（Jose Mendez）提醒行人不要在车辆之间穿行过街，并呼吁公众报告可疑情况。警方重申，在娱乐区内公开饮酒仍然违法。
奥斯汀第六街是全市酒吧与现场音乐场馆最集中的街区，万圣节历来是全年最热闹的周末之一。警方建议参加者结伴出行、饮酒后使用网约车，并保持手机电量充足。
来源：GSM·美国
Austin Expects Up to 100,000 Downtown for Halloween Weekend: Sixth Street Closes at 4 p.m., DWI Enforcement Stepped Up
AUSTIN — The Austin Police Department expects 80,000 to 100,000 people downtown over Halloween weekend. At an October 29 news conference, APD announced that East and West Sixth Street, from Brazos to Red River streets, will close to vehicle traffic from 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, with increased police presence and EMS and fire crews monitoring crowds.
Halloween falls on a Saturday for the first time in six years, coinciding with a University of Texas football game and the end of daylight saving time, when clocks go back at 2 a.m. on November 1. Downtown area commander Christopher Juusola said the closures and extra staffing are designed to keep drivers and pedestrians apart.
Halloween weekend is also covered by Austin's year-round No Refusal DWI initiative: between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., police can expedite blood-draw search warrants for suspected drunk drivers who refuse breath or blood tests. Corporal Jose Mendez urged pedestrians not to cross streets between cars and asked the public to report anything suspicious. APD also reminded revelers that public consumption of alcohol remains illegal in the entertainment districts.
Sixth Street is Austin's densest bar and live-music strip, and Halloween is traditionally among its biggest weekends. Police advise going out in groups, using rideshares after drinking, and keeping phones charged.
Source: GSM News (USA)
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