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SANTO DOMINGO.- By 10 p.m. Sunday the number of deaths during the Easter break reached 60, a figure that could increase in the coming hours and almost doubles the 2008 total.
Civil Defense director Luis Antonio Paulino said 40 people died from alcoholic poisoning and traffic accidents, among other causes, and 20 drowned, whereas the Emergency Operations Center (COE) said as of 11 p.m. yesterday 10 of the victims were minors, seven of these drowned, two in auto accidents and a 16 year old from alcohol.
He said the were 221 auto collisions, 50 people were treated for alcohol overdose and 9 for food poisoning.
From: United States, Angola prison Louisiana
Until drinking and driving is treated as a crime this will continue and get worse This is an area of enforcement the DR is and the rest of the Caribbean probably is way behind on.The number of innocent people who will die due to the drunkenness of some one driving a vehicle is outrageous We should at least have alcohol spot checks with breathalyzers on the highways to remove at least the extreme cases although the police are probably partying with the offenders
From: United States Virgin Islands
police drink and drive here.... police robs tourist here..... there is no law its all an illusion
From: United States, Angola prison Louisiana
you mean El Pais de las Maravillas
From: United States
toxy offers
Until drinking and driving is treated as a crime this will continue and get worse This is an area of enforcement the DR is and the rest of the Caribbean probably is way behind on.
since that is your surmise , Toxy, next time you are in St Vincent, Barbados, or Jamaica, you can try this simple experiment. blow more than 0.035 in the breathalyser when you get pulled over. there might be help on the way, because there are law firms which specialise in DUI defense. then again, if you do not have the fees, things could take an ugly turn.
Written by: belly51, 13 Apr 2009 10:12 AM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
I guess these are the results when we prohibited jetski and horse but allow alcohol to move around freely. I wonder how much money is Brugal and Presidente handing out for all these to go on.
Written by: xwill7, 13 Apr 2009 10:55 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
All of this did not happen because of alchol... Some guys try to show off and jump off a huge cliff into a river or ocean and die. Some guys think that if they speed it might impress a girl and die. And some guys don't know when to stop drinking, and die. You can put as many laws into place and people will still die in DR during easter...
From: United States, Naples, Florida
Alcohol restrictions shouldn't've been released before Sunday. One life saved would've been enough worth while. By announcing that the regulation was suspended, gave a psycological free license to youngsters and non-drinkers to kill themselves and (if driving) others. DUI is a crime if someone gets hurt or die and the guilty one must be punished by law. Designated drivers and other measures (like sleeping, waiting, etc.) are available for people that drink socially and responsible.
Written by: juanb, 13 Apr 2009 11:50 AM
From: Dominican Republic
What do you expect? When people have no respect for others, usually due to lack of education, do you think that they have any respect for their own lives?
From: United States, Yonkers, NY
Sad, but predictable. It's not just alcohol. It's guns, drugs, and out of control tiguerage and chopoism. It's a combination of all of these things. Why can't people just enjoy the holiday without drinking to excess and causing all kinds of mayhem?
Written by: DomVilla, 13 Apr 2009 12:10 PM
From: United States, Maryland
Every year we set a new Record on the "Holiday" or party day that awesome
Written by: xwill7, 13 Apr 2009 12:16 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Stay inside during semana santa????
From: United States
CONSTITUCION, DUI is a crime whether or not someone gets hurt or dies. if a guy fires an unlicensed firearm, not because he did not hit someobody means it is not a crime.
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Until drinking and driving is treated as a crime this will continue and get worse This is an area of enforcement the DR is and the rest of the Caribbean probably is way behind on.
since that is your surmise , Toxy, next time you are in St Vincent, Barbados, or Jamaica, you can try this simple experiment. blow more than 0.035 in the breathalyser when you get pulled over. there might be help on the way, because there are law firms which specialise in DUI defense. then again, if you do not have the fees, things could take an ugly turn.