NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
June 12, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
MADD DONATES PORTABLE
INTOXILIZERS TO OCSO
The organization, Northwest Florida Mothers
Against Drunk Drivers, has donated two portable intoxilizers to the Okaloosa
County Sheriff's Office. The devices are portable breath testers designed to
show blood alcohol levels in individuals who've been drinking.
The portable testers
are to be used by deputies to help to deter drunk driving and can be taken to
events ranging from Spring Break get-togethers to football games.
MADD volunteer
Pete Wolniewicz says the portable breathalyzers cost about $400 each. The money
for the equipment was raised through fines paid by drunk driving offenders who
are required to attend a Victims Impact Panel sponsored by MADD.
For more
information, contact Pete Wolniewicz at 862-3419.
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