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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, According to the National Highway Traffic Safety | ||||||
| 3 | Administration, the month of December is National Drunk and | ||||||
| 4 | Drugged Driving Prevention Month; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Approximately 3 in every 10 Americans will be | ||||||
| 6 | involved in an alcohol-related crash at some point in their | ||||||
| 7 | lives; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Everyday, 36 people in the U.S. die and | ||||||
| 9 | approximately 700 more are injured in motor vehicle crashes | ||||||
| 10 | that involve an alcohol-impaired driver; in total, one death | ||||||
| 11 | occurs every 45 minutes; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in | ||||||
| 13 | alcohol-impaired driving accidents, accounting for nearly 32% | ||||||
| 14 | of all traffic-related deaths in the U.S.; drugs other than | ||||||
| 15 | alcohol (marijuana or cocaine) were involved in about 18% of | ||||||
| 16 | motor vehicle accident deaths; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In 2008, there were 363 alcohol-related driving | ||||||
| 18 | fatalities in Illinois, or 2.8 fatalities per 100,000 Illinois | ||||||
| 19 | citizens; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, In 2000, the costs associated with | ||||||
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| 1 | alcohol-related crashes in the U.S. were estimated at $114.3 | ||||||
| 2 | billion, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an | ||||||
| 3 | estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Legislation has proven effective in protecting | ||||||
| 5 | people from alcohol and drug-related accidents; Illinois is one | ||||||
| 6 | of many states leading the way in making roads safer through | ||||||
| 7 | strict legislation targeted at those choosing to drive under | ||||||
| 8 | the influence of alcohol or other drugs; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 11 | designate the month of December as Illinois Drunk and Drugged | ||||||
| 12 | Driving Prevention Month in the State of Illinois and encourage | ||||||
| 13 | the citizens of this State to remember those who have lost | ||||||
| 14 | their lives in alcohol and drug-related fatal accidents; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That we restate our commitment to ensuring that | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois roads are safe and free from drivers under the | ||||||
| 18 | influence of alcohol and drugs; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 21 | Transportation, the Director of the Illinois State Police, the | ||||||
| 22 | President of Women in Government, and the Executive Director of | ||||||
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| 1 | the Illinois Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization.
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