ALEXANDRIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Public Information Office
2003 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-4636
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 29, 2002
Alexandria Police Target Drunk Drivers During Holiday Weekend
This weekend, Alexandria police will substantially increase enforcement of drunk driving laws with a mobile DWI detail. The DWI crackdown will begin around 8 p.m., on Saturday, August 31, and continue into the early morning hours of Sunday, September 1.
Additional officers have been assigned to patrol major corridors, targeting motorists who commit hazardous moving violations and exhibit other behaviors which may indicate a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Chief of Police Charles E. Samarra reminds drivers that the maximum penalty in Virginia for the first conviction for driving under the influence is 12 months in jail, a $2,500 fine and a 12-month suspension of driving privileges.
For further details, please call the Public Information Office.
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