Saturday, January 2, 2010
News Add It Up: DUIs during the holidays
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Number of DUI arrests made by the Georgia State Patrol statewide during the 2009 New Year's holiday: 279
Number of those drivin' imbibers who were arrested in the five-county metro Atlanta area: 17
Number of crashes reported throughout the state during the 2009 holiday: 2,998
Number of people who died in alcohol-related crashes in Georgia during the 2009 holiday: 6
Approximate value, in dollars, of a "free funeral" a Rome, Ga., funeral home offered to people who promised to drink and drive on New Year's Eve: 15,000
Number of people who've made the promise, which owners say is aimed at raising awareness about drunk driving risks: 0
Approximate total cost, in dollars, of a DUI charge, including insurance, court and probation fees, and license reinstatement: 10,000
Approximate cost, in dollars, for a one-way cab ride for two people from Buckhead to Underground Atlanta to watch the Peach Drop: 20
Cost, in dollars, for one person to ride MARTA from Buckhead to Underground Atlanta and back: 4
Sources: Georgia Department of Human Services, Georgia State Patrol, Rome News-Tribune, Atlanta Checker Cab Co, MARTA
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Add to all that the expense (or money wasted) when being refused entry into Canada because of a 20 year old DUI that you forgot about. That happened to a friend of mine. He arrived at Toronto airport, they ran all the passengers on that plane before it arrived and flagged him, and put him on the next plane back to Atlanta. They treated him like Charles Manson. Research criminal inadmissibility to Canada.
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Thats nonsense, I had a DUI 5 years ago and just got back form Nova Scotia, they didnt give me any trouble at the border. You are full of shit.
No, Meh, you just got away with entering Canada with a what they deem to be a serious criminal record... Take a look at http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020819&slug=duicanada19e
Wow! I take that back, interesting and stupid..... If Canada hates drunks they should deport that majority of their citizens..... P:
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