Tightened Highway Enforcement Hopes to Lower Fatal San Diego Auto Accidents
SR-67 in East San Diego County has the ability to make one feel as though they have left the city and its sprawling suburbs. The approximately twenty-four miles of road starts from an interchange with Interstate 8 in El Cajon and ends at an interchange with California SR-78 in Ramona is known not only for the winding and mountainous route it takes, but consequently the high incident of auto accidents seen on its scenic back country stretch. Most of these car wreck accidents tend to be fatal.
Since 2006, the 19 fatalities due to car crashes on California Highway 67 include 11 due to drunk driving. Despite the reputation this road has received for car and motorcycle accidents, it has not seemed to affect the attitude of drivers as the death toll remains steadily on its increasing pattern. Even if one does not drink and drive, it is important to remember that others on the road may not be as responsible. Always be cautious and alert to avoid potential auto accidents.
These incidents, along with the widely publicized death of Alexandria Drake on Sunday, March 30th as a result of a car crash by street racers, has prompted the state to invest $265,000 in heightening law enforcement on the highway. The money is intended to send California Highway Patrol officers out on 2,200 more hours of patrols in the East San Diego County area than the CHP has currently budgeted in the hopes of discouraging irresponsible driving behavior along its’ twisty and unfamiliar lanes. You can read more about CHP's escalated enforcement in this nbcsandiego.com story.
San Diego County tends to have a high rate of auto accidents resulting in injury or death, due to the large and diverse expanse it covers in Southern California. If you or a loved one have been injured or killed in a San Diego DUI auto accident, please contact San Diego car crash lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego personal injury lawyers at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego car wreck attorneys online here.
