As the sun set in 2023, the City of Stayton Police
Department finished the year with a “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” high
visibility enforcement funded by Federal Grant Funds. During the month of December 2023, the police
department conducted 83 traffic stops for various violations, in addition to
these traffic stops, 6 drivers were stopped and arrested for Driving Under the
Influence of Intoxicants (DUII).
Nationally, it is illegal to drive with a BAC of .08 or
higher, except in Utah, where the limit is .05 g/dL. And the costs can be
financial, too: If you’re caught drinking and driving, you could face jail
time, lose your driver’s license and your vehicle, and pay up to $10,000 in
attorney’s fees, fines, car towing, higher insurance rates, and lost wages.
