The following is an article in todays (5-04-09) Press Telegram spotlighting our organization and how we are trying to fight drunk driving at its source, the individual.
“Stopping drunken driving
I am responding to the April 13 letter from Dan Rafferty regarding our lawmakers needing to pass stricter drunken driving laws. While I agree with his statement, I want to mention that it is not only the responsibility of our lawmakers but it is also the responsibility of the establishments that serve alcohol as well as our own responsibility as consumers.
Don’t Die Drunk (www.dontdiedrunk.org) is a nonprofit organization that is bringing more awareness to our community in hopes of preventing drunken driving by providing establishments with an FDA-approved breathalyzer machine for their customers. It must be noted that breathalyzers are a prevention tool and not a prosecution tool.
My company was at the Grand Prix where literature and the machines were available for use by the Grand Prix attendees.”
Read “Mondays Letters to the Editor” from the Press Telegram to see the article
Today: Races all day, with 2:30 p.m. Women’s Pro; 3:30 p.m. kids; 4 p.m. Police and Fire; 5:40 p.m. Men’s Pro. The Finish Line Festival on Pine Avenue runs from 12:40 to 10 p.m.; 7 p.m. Bikestation Cyclestyle fashion show, 8:30 p.m. band Was (Not Was) performs.
Sunday: 4:15 p.m. screening of “Breaking Away” at the Art Theatre, 2045 E. Fourth St.
- Street closures: Streets will be closed Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Northbound Pacific Avenue from Ocean Boulevard to Fourth Street
- Pine Avenue from Ocean Boulevard to Fifth Street
- The Promenade from Third to Fifth streets
- Southbound on Long Beach Boulevard from Fourth to Broadway
- Broadway from Magnolia Avenue to Long Beach Boulevard
- Third Street from Pacific to Atlantic avenues
- Fourth Street from Pacific Avenue to Long Beach Boulevard
Read the article “Bicycle Festival and Bicycle Race schedules and closures” from the Press Telegram
LONG BEACH - A spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney
said Long Beach’s First District City Council Candidate Bill Grisolia is still facing two charges for driving under the influence of alcohol. This contradicted statements earlier mentioned by Grisolias representative.
The incident occured on Jan 24 in San Pedro, which is why it is being prosecuted by the L.A. City Attorneys Office, spokesman Frank Matelijan said. The two charges he faces are driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) above .08%.
Read the article, “Grisolia’s DUI case still alive” by Paul Eakens
of the Press Telegram
Tags: alcohol, Bill Grisolia, Candidate, City Council, driving under the influence, DUI, Long Beach, Paul Eakens, Press Telegram, San Pedro
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March 24, 2009 3:24 pm | 
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LONG BEACH - A number of Eastside homes and businesses were without power early Friday after a drunk driver crashed lost control of his car and crashed into a power pole. Jonathan David Milane, age 22, crashed his 1997 Nissan around 1:30 a.m into a Southern California Edison pole near the cornery of Atherton Drive and Daggett Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department’s spokeswomen Nancy Pratt.
Milane was the only one involved in the accident, and didnt suffer any severe injuries. It wasnt clear what caused him to lose control, but afterward he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.He is being held in a $15,000 bail, according to records from the jail. He will be arraigned on a DUI charge next week.
Read the article “Crash causes power outage” by Tracy Manzer from the Press Telegram
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