Monterey Park警方11月3日晚开展酒驾巡逻：下午4时至午夜查缉，初犯酒驾平均代价1.35万美元
位于加州洛杉矶县的 Monterey Park 市——Monterey Park 警察局11月3日通过市府新闻快讯说，该局当天开展酒驾（DUI）巡逻，时间为下午4时至午夜，重点查找涉嫌受酒精或药物影响驾驶的驾驶人。
Monterey Park 警察局长 Scott Wiese 说：「受影响驾驶是可以预防的。这是一个选择。如果你喝了酒或服用了影响驾驶的药物，请做出正确的选择，找一位清醒的驾驶人或改用其他交通方式带你去目的地。」
警方提醒公众，受影响驾驶不只来自酒精：一些处方药和非处方药也可能干扰驾驶，服用时应始终遵照使用说明、阅读关于驾驶的警告标签；药用与娱乐用大麻虽属合法，但在其影响下驾驶仍属违法。警方说，被查获受影响驾驶、首次被控酒驾的驾驶人，平均面临1.35万美元的罚款与罚金，并会被吊销驾照。
市府说，该计划的资金由加州交通安全办公室通过美国国家公路交通安全管理局提供的拨款支持。媒体联系人为 Monterey Park 警察局警佐 Jay Silverman，电话 626-307-1481。
（来源：Monterey Park警察局）
Monterey Park Police Conduct DUI Patrols on Nov. 3: 4 p.m. to Midnight, First-Time DUI Average Cost $13,500
Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California — The Monterey Park Police Department said in a city news flash on November 3 that it would conduct DUI patrols that day from 4 p.m. to midnight, looking for drivers suspected of impaired driving.
"Impaired driving is preventable," Monterey Park Chief of Police Scott Wiese said. "It's a choice. If you've been drinking or taken drugs that impair, make the right choice by finding a sober driver or alternate transportation to take you places."
The department reminded the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving; drivers should always follow directions for use and read warning labels about driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal. Drivers caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license, police said.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the city said. The media contact is Sergeant Jay Silverman of the Monterey Park Police Department, 626-307-1481.
(Source: Monterey Park Police Department)
来源：Monterey Park警察局
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