Anti-Drunken Driving Campaign To Start

A year-long campaign aimed to reduce alcohol-related collisions involving college-age people on roadways near UCSB is set to begin Sunday.

The California Highway Patrol will boost its presence near the UCSB campus and focus on drunken drivers.

UCSB, Santa Barbara City College, the University of California Police Department, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will also join the enforcement and education efforts during the campaign.

According to the CHP, 19 college-age people were injured in alcohol-related traffic incidents on roadways near UCSB in 2005.

One resulted in a fatality, the CHP said.

Source: Santa Maria Times - County Lines 3/30