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Spring, 1996 Newsletter - Part 1 of 3
Contents:
Saturday, April 6, 1996
(the day before Easter)
Location:
Craig Regional Park,
3300 N. State College Blvd.
(on the corner of State College Boulevard and Imperial Highway - near the Brea Mall).
Bring Your Family and Friends For A Fun-Filled Day!
Southland Corporation, 7-Eleven Stores
The Spring Family Festival offers a carnival atmosphere for all to enjoy. Once again,
some of the attractions include: 
- Personal appearances by Soberman and the Easter Bunny
- Petting zoo
- Egg hunts every hour
- Craft booths
- Games and prizes
- Face painting
- Clowns
- Police and Fire Departments
- K-9 demonstration
- Lots of food
Estimated economic impact of alcohol-related crashes to Orange County is more
than $224.2 million per year to Orange County's businesses. (For all of California
the impact is over $2.5 billion.)
This includes lost wages and fringe benefits, lost special skills, retraining,
recruitment if needed to replace the person, health insurance, workers' comp insurance,
disability insurance, motor vehicle insurance, replacement/repair of vehicle, property
damage, etc.
The highest-risk group overall continues to be people who are in the labor force
when they are involved in a alcohol-related crash. (more than 68%).
The highest-risk groups - by age - are between the ages of 16 and 24, and the group
between the ages of 35 and 44.
Source: From Economic Impact of Drunk Driving
in California, Summary Report, a study prepared by Dr. Dennis Tootelian, Cal State
University, Sacramento CA for the California Coalition Against DUI.
According to people who know (lawyers, police and the Auto club), the average
costs for a 1st offense drunken-driving case are:
- Minimum fine: $ 390
- Penalty Assessment: $ 666
- State Restitution Fund: $ 100
- Alcohol-Abuse Education Fund: $ 50
- Blood or Breath-Testing Fee: $ 37
- Jail Cite-and-Release Fee: $ 10
- Driving/Alcohol-Awareness School: $ 375
- (16 weeks minimum)
- License Reissue Fee: $ 100
- Attorney Fees (average): $ 2,500
- Auto Insurance Increase: $ 3,600 - $6,600
- (The Auto Club estimates $2,200 a year for 3 years)
- Total $ 7,828 - $ 10,828
Notice that this does not include any costs for lost pay, personal injuries,
medical costs, vehicle damage or additional penalties for causing a crash while drinking.
Source: Reported in the Orange County Register, January 7, 1996.
"Street Smarts" Column, written by Jeff Collins.
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